There was no one in the yard, half-dried clothes were still hanging on the clothesline, and the door in the yard was also closed. Through the window, you could see a corner of the house, which was dark and simple, with no lights on.
"There is no one in the yard. We can't see clearly in the house and there are no lights on." Xiaolan gently relayed everything she saw to everyone, "But the clothes hanging on the clothesline in the yard are not collected. It is probably that someone lives there.
.”
Maple Sugar refused to give up and shouted to Xiaolan from below, "Xiaolan, look at the door to see if there are any foot mats and shoes, and whether the footprints on the ground are deep."
Xiaolan squinted her eyes and tried hard to take a look, but gave up after a while, "I can't see clearly. There seems to be no pads or footprints. What else are you looking for..."
"squeak--"
Before she finished speaking, the door to the courtyard opened unexpectedly. Xiaolan was so frightened that she immediately shut up and subconsciously wanted to shrink down, but found that because the little fool was too tall, there was not much space for her to shrink down.
The door opened, and a little boy came out. The boy turned around and closed the door. He turned around and happened to meet the eyes of Xiaolan, who had not yet hidden himself.
The boy opened his mouth in surprise and rubbed his eyes vigorously.
Xiaolan felt that it would be very embarrassing if she didn't say anything at this moment, so she raised her left hand and put on a stiff smile.
"Hello, little brother..."
"ah!……"
A scream resounded through the valley, startling a group of roosting birds. The boy's scream frightened Xiaolan and the little fool to lose their center of gravity. Xiaolan staggered and fell backward. Before she could think of how to use force to make herself
His butt landed on the ground and he fell into a warm embrace.
Xiaolan looked up and saw that the Taoist priest was looking at her worriedly. Seeing that she was full of energy, he put her down.
As expected of a Taoist priest, he is so reliable! Xiaolan gave a thumbs up in her heart.
"Mom!...Ghost!..."
After the boy's scream, there was the sound of the door opening and closing again. The rest of the boy's yelling and crying were locked inside the door, and soon nothing could be heard.
Xiaolan reflected for a moment and felt that it was really shocking to see a head on the wall waving to her when she went out. She understood the boy's reaction. If she had to explain it directly next time, don't wave or laugh.
"Then let's knock on the door now. Anyway, we've been discovered." Baomu pointed to the large iron door that remained motionless.
"Knocking on the door may not open the door. Will you open the door for a 'ghost'?" The little fool patted his chest to calm himself down, "I'd better let Xiaolan first..."
"Hahahahahahahahahaha..."
"ah!……"
The scream this time was made by the little fool. The little fool was frightened by the sudden laughter behind him and threw himself on Baomu, which made Baomu tremble.
Everyone was more or less surprised and looked at the girl in front of them who laughed happily.
The little girl, about seven or eight years old, appeared behind everyone at some point, holding a small rubber ball in her hand. She was holding her belly and laughing.
Everyone was puzzled, where did this little girl come from?
"You guys are so funny, you scared the slugs hahahahaha..."
Xiaolan looked at the Taoist priest, who was also looking at the little girl with a thoughtful expression.
"Is the slug the little boy from this family?" Xiaolan, as the only person who witnessed the whole incident, stood up bravely, "Who are you? Can you tell us?"
"It's him, he is him. He likes to cry. It's very embarrassing. Look at him, he must be crying again, hahahaha." The girl was not timid, and there was a string of laughter like silver bells after every sentence, "My name is
Ah Liang, you are not from the village, right?"
Xiaolan moved closer to the girl.
"We are not from the village..."
"Then you are from the mountains, right?"
Xiaolan looked back at the Taoist priest, and then nodded to the girl.
"We are people who came down from the mountain. We want to come over and ask something. Can you take us to your mother, little sister?"
"What's the matter?" A Liang tilted his head, seeming to have a good impression of Xiaolan, "Can't you just ask me? I know everything!"
"You...what do you know?"
Xiaolan said as she opened her backpack and prepared to take out some snacks to bribe A Liang.
"Well...for example..." A Liang rolled his eyes, looking very cute, "I know why the slug said you are a ghost, hahahahaha!"
Xiaolan squatted on the spot, thinking that since a head suddenly appeared on the courtyard wall, usually everyone wouldn't think it was a person.
"Do you want to know?"
A Liang looked expectantly at Xiaolan and the snacks in her hand.
Xiaolan smiled and handed the snacks to her, "Why?"
A Liang quickly took it and put it in his pocket, looking at Xiaolan happily.
"Because of you, you look like sister Miaomiao!"
Sister Miaomiao?
When the Taoist priest heard what the girl said, he squatted down and started to take out the food in his bag. Everyone began to look through their backpacks to see if there were any snacks suitable for children.
"Who is sister Miaomiao?"
"Sister Miaomiao is from the mountain. She often goes up the mountain to play with us!" A Liang seemed to like Xiaolan's appearance very much. "She looks a bit like you, with big eyes and such long hair!"
A Liang said and made a gesture near his shoulder.
The Taoist priest also came over and handed over a bag of chocolates, "Where is Sister Miaomiao now?"
"She's gone!"
"Gone?" Xiaolan frowned, "Where did you go?"
"My parents told me that she left. Sister Miao Miao has been gone for a long time, but..." A Liang suddenly pouted and glared angrily in the direction of Slug's house, "But Slug had to say that Sister Miao Miao
He is dead and will never come back. We all don’t believe him. Slugs like to lie the most!”
"Ah..." Xiao Lan smiled at A Liang, "That's why he thought I was a ghost."
A Liang looked at Xiaolan, laughed too, and nodded obediently.
"Sister Miaomiao is from the mountains, why do you often come to the mountains?"
Feng Tang took a few steps closer to ask. A Liang was frightened by Feng Tang's serious expression and shrank back. He lowered his head and saw the smiling Xiao Lan, and then smiled shyly.
It seems that this child really likes sister Miaomiao, Xiaolan thought to herself.
"Sister Miaomiao said it was a task given to her by her uncle and aunt," A Liang tried hard to recall. "Every time we get up in the morning, sister Miaomiao is already in the village, playing with us and telling us stories.
When I woke up the next morning, sister Miaomiao was gone."
A Liang's description is very strange. Does Sister Miao Miao always go up and down the mountain at night?
"A Liang, when did Sister Miaomiao leave, and how long did she leave?" Pineapple also asked.
"Well..." A Liang measured time from a child's perspective, "Last year when the mountains were bearing fruit, they disappeared, ah! By the way! I haven't seen Sister Miao Miao since the day Aunt Xiaohua ran away from the village.
!ah!……"
As if suddenly remembering something extraordinary, A Liang covered his mouth, his eyes widened, and he shook his head.
"Aunt Xiaohua is again..."
A Liang shook his head even harder, stretched out his hand and covered Xiaolan's mouth.
"Mom won't let you mention Auntie Xiaohua. If you don't mention Auntie Xiaohua, you'll be beaten!"
There is definitely a problem!
Xiao Lan grabbed A Liang's hand and tried to ask more questions, but a sharp shout suddenly sounded not far away.
"A Liang! What are you doing!"
Xiaolan turned her attention to behind A Liang, and saw a woman wearing an apron rushing towards her, shouting A Liang's name loudly.
Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest quickly stood in front of Xiaolan.
"Mother……"
"you shut up!"
The woman grabbed A Liang's hand and stared at them with anger and suspicion.
"Who are you! Where did you come from?"
"Sister..." Pineapple squeezed over from behind, holding a portable camera in his hand, and said the excuse he had made up in advance, "We are reporters, here to investigate the tourist suicides a few days ago..."
When the woman heard this, she became even more excited and pulled A Liang back directly, as if she was avoiding something.
"Sister..."
Pineapple wanted to catch up and ask, but the woman picked up A Liang and ran away quickly. A Liang glanced at Xiaolan from a distance with red eyes, and then disappeared from everyone's sight. This chapter has been completed!