Master Liu will never forget the experience that day.
As usual, a bus arrived. Master Liu, who was on the night shift, rolled up the window and was about to get off the bus to pick up passengers. A young man and woman suddenly appeared from the window. The woman's face was pale and thin, and Master Liu was startled.
Jump.
"Master, are you going to Lianshui Village?"
Master Liu realized that he probably had a nervous breakdown from staying up late and smoking cigarettes, and he was still frightened by passengers at night.
"Lianshui Village is in the mountains, and cars can't get in. Now we can only pull you to the foot of the mountain. Tomorrow you will go over the mountain by yourself. Not only me but other drivers can't pull you in."
As Master Liu spoke, he got out of the car, took over their luggage, and enthusiastically introduced Fengwu's attractions and specialties.
The woman's body was as weak as her face. The man supported her with his left hand and handed the luggage to Master Liu with his right hand, thanking him softly.
"You're welcome!" Master Liu's tone became less strong, and he lowered his voice unconsciously, "There are many hotels at the foot of the mountain, both cheap and expensive, so I won't recommend them to you, like
It’s like a drag…”
After saying that, he smiled awkwardly.
A middle-aged man ran over from a distance and looked worriedly at the woman who looked like she was seriously ill.
"You've found the car."
"I found it, brother..." The woman gave a weak smile, "I'll be there in a moment. I still have Dapeng to take care of me. Don't worry..."
The woman spoke several sentences in one breath, and when she uttered the last few words, she sounded like she was about to expire.
The man named Dapeng nodded, "Brother, let's go. We will book a hotel later and meet at the hotel."
The man's worried look did not diminish at all. He turned around and grabbed Master Liu's hand and stuffed a banknote into it.
"Master, I'm sorry to bother you. My sister is not in good health. Please drive slowly... just drive steadily. We are not in a hurry..."
Master Liu was stunned for a moment and quickly pushed the money back.
"What are you talking about? This is, I, Lao Liu, have always been able to drive steadily. Isn't it right for this girl to take care of her when she is not in good health? If I take your money, it doesn't mean you are taking advantage of the situation. Take it back quickly. You can't even use so much money for the car.
.”
After stuffing the money, the man turned around and ran to another taxi nearby. There were also several people waiting next to the taxi.
"Master, just accept it," Dapeng opened the car door for the woman and carefully put her into the car. "Those drivers just now didn't want to pull us away when they saw my wife's condition. They were all afraid...all afraid of us...
"
The last trace of hesitation in Master Liu's heart was swept away at this time, and he got into the car indignantly.
"I'm a late sleeper. I'm not even afraid of ghosts, so what else should I be afraid of?" After saying this, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have said something wrong. Master Liu quickly changed the subject, "They are all too unprofessional and irresponsible. No wonder they celebrate the New Year."
You can’t grab the blessing of professionalism.”
The woman smiled, as softly as a butterfly flapping its wings from a mile away.
Of course, Master Liu couldn't express this kind of metaphor, so Master Liu felt that this girl was so vain and heart-wrenching.
"What's going on, brother and sister? You're sick and you're traveling far away."
The woman sighed softly, frowned and lowered her head, as if she was tired.
Dapeng's smile gradually became bitter, and he turned sideways to look at the woman next to him.
"We looked for someone in several places, but we couldn't find him..." Dapeng took off his coat and covered the woman, "Xiaozhi just wanted to take a look at her."
The woman's name is Xiaozhi.
Master Liu stopped talking. After a long time, he asked in a low voice: "Are you asleep?"
Dapeng's "hmm" squeezed out of his throat, and Master Liu recognized the crying tone inside, and his own nose also felt sore.
Damn it, why are there always such miserable people in this world?
Not long after, the destination arrived. There were already five or six people waiting in front of the hotel. Master Liu parked the car more firmly than during the driving test. The moment he stopped, Xiaozhi woke up.
Master Liu quickly got out of the car and opened the door for Xiaozhi. A little boy ran over and grabbed her hand. At such a young age, his worried expression was extremely mature.
Xiaozhi smiled and touched the boy's face, his eyes full of care and satisfaction, "Go and thank uncle."
"Thank you uncle!"
The boy's voice was clear and sweet. Master Liu smiled so much that he narrowed his eyes. When he leaned over to pat the boy's shoulder, he secretly put the money back into the boy's pocket.
Several people thanked me and walked into the hotel together.
However, Master Liu returned home sadly, ignored his wife's question "Why aren't you at work?", hugged his wife and children and cried loudly.
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Master Liu sighed while telling the story, and the car suddenly drove into an area without street lights.
Xiaolan looked around curiously and saw no reaction from others, so she didn't say anything.
Although I don’t know who the “she” in Xiaozhi’s words is, anyone who looks at Xiaozhi’s appearance will feel sad.
The way life is gradually moving away from a young body.
"Actually, if there weren't a lot of them and there were a few grown men among them, I wouldn't have recommended them to go to Lianshui Village." Master Liu hesitated for a moment, but chose to speak out, "That place in Lianshui Village...how do you say it?"
Well... the folk customs are not very good. There have been more and more tourists coming to Fengwu in recent years, but not many people go to Lianshui Village."
The Taoist priest sat up straight after hearing this, "Why are the people's customs so bad?"
"Anyway..." Master Liu hesitated and looked at the three people in the back row again, "Anyway, if you go over the mountain and enter the village, you two grown men must protect these two beautiful girls.
.”
The Taoist priest turned back to look at Pineapple and Xiaolan. Their expressions were a bit serious.
Although Xiaolan didn't know what happened, the dream on the bus made her unconsciously wary.
That short period of darkness passed, and the surrounding area became bright again. Xiaolan looked out the window. Now they were on a winding mountain road, and they could already see the lights of the scenic spot at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
Xiaolan thought for a few seconds, then opened her mouth and said, "Brother, why were there no street lights on that stretch of road just now?"
Master Liu burst out laughing and said: "Little girl, my daughter is older than you, and you still call me big brother... What are you talking about street lights? The street lights were on all the way here just now. It's a mountain road."
Can there be no street lights?"
Pineapple also looked at Xiaolan inexplicably.
"Did you fall asleep again?"
ha?
"But...I heard you talking..."
Master Liu laughed twice and said, "This little girl is so scary when she talks."
"My eyes are closed but my consciousness is still there," Maple Sugar said in a rare moment, "I often fall asleep like this."
Xiaolan also began to doubt herself, maybe, it was really...
But what I felt just now was that everything in front of me was obviously going on normally, but the light suddenly dimmed.
It was as if the lights suddenly dimmed, or as if everything in front of him was wrapped in a layer of black veil.