Back at Huang Zhishu's home, Jiang Jiu and Xue Meng sit down on the stool in the main room. Huang Zhishu's wife, who has been staying in the back room, brings two bowls of tea. Huang Zhishu was sitting opposite, holding a water pipe in his hand, puffing, puffing. The smoke covered him, making people unable to see clearly.

Maybe Jiang Jiu didn't change his face from beginning to end. Xue Meng also calmed down. Instead of drinking the cup of tea, he touched the peace talisman in his pocket and said to Huang Zhishu with a smile: "how can you come back so soon?"

Huang Zhishu's Bata action stopped for a moment and said, "you are guests from afar. How can you hang you? Naturally, you will come back quickly."

"How can we be guests? It's our duty to solve the difficulties in the village, and we should. " At this time, Xue Meng was no longer close to him, and all he said was polite. Huang Zhishu is not young, and he has a simple and honest appearance, which is easy to make people close. Xue Meng is no exception.

But after seeing his ferocious expression in the woods, Xue Meng was more afraid and alert

The village looks normal at first sight, but as Jiang said, when you think about it carefully, nothing is right. He remembered that Zhang Tianxing and Xiao Xiaoyu both said that the village was normal yesterday. They didn't know whether they were cheated by the villagers or they were not lucky. They just ran into each other today.

Huang Zhishu took another deep puff of his cigarette, then put down the pipe, stood up and said, "they're all back."

There was a faint voice outside. Xue Meng got up with Jiang GUI and went to have a look. Then he saw that the villagers came back in twos and threes. There was no longer sadness on their faces. Instead, they were all happy. However, they are suffering a lot on weekdays. Even if they smile, their faces are still sad. It's very strange and disobedient.

Xue Meng quietly moved behind Jiang Jiu, trying to maintain a natural look and said to Huang Zhishu, "Why are you so happy? Is there anything good in the village? "

Huang Zhishu narrowed his turbid eyes and said with a smile, "this is our custom here. When an old man dies after sixty years of life, it is a happy funeral. For a family, there is also a heavy burden. So after the funeral, the village will celebrate

He turned his head to look at them and said, "there will be a banquet later. You haven't had lunch yet. You just have dinner with us. It's rare that the village is so busy."

He seems to have said that a 60 year old man is a burden, and death is a happy event to celebrate.

The more Xue Meng heard this, the more strange he felt. He forced a smile from the corner of his mouth: "we haven't finished our work today, so I'm afraid we can't go back to work with the leaders."

Huang Zhishu waved his hand: "it's not easy. I'll call the men and the women to prepare the banquet. You get down to business first. "

After that, he yelled a few times, and the scattered villagers gathered together, and all of them looked at them happily.

Seeing this, Xue Meng subconsciously looked at Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Jiu nodded to him and said, "finish the work first."

Xue Meng and he looked at each other, sorted out his thoughts, and started to make a mobilization speech according to the previous plan. Jiang Chuan sent out the questionnaire of migrant workers' intention for the villagers to fill in.

Not everyone in the village can read. If there are villagers who don't know the words, Jiang Shou has to take the form and ask them one by one. When the other party answers, he can fill them in.

Although there are not many people, it is a tedious job to fill in the form.

This asked, that called, two people tossed for nearly an hour, just put all the forms away.

The women in the village have already started cooking, and the strong smell of the food is diffused.

Xue Meng and Jiang Jiu roughly looked at the questionnaire and found that everyone had filled in the column "whether they are willing to go out to work".

Normally, they come here to do mobilization work. No one in the village is willing to go out to work. They must find a way to do ideological work. But now the situation in the village is obviously not right. Xue Meng licked his dry lips and asked in a low voice, "do you want to continue?"

Jiang Shu shakes his head, points the basic information in the header of the questionnaire, and indicates to him: "none of these people in the village is over 60 years old, and most of them are between 30 and 55 years old."

They always thought that Huang Zhishu, who was in his fifties, was only forty-eight years old. The youngest villager was 26 years old, but he was a little silly.

Xue Meng thought of Huang Zhishu's saying that "the old man died after 60 years of life, which was a happy funeral", and his face turned pale. I can't imagine where all the old people over 60 in the village have gone.

Jiang Gu patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "don't be afraid. It will be OK."

Xue Meng swallowed and nodded. He arranged the form and put it into his bag.

When they finished, the village banquet was almost ready. Four tables were set up in the open space in front of Huang Zhishu's house, and the cooking women had begun to serve.

Looking at the poverty level in the village, they thought that the banquet would not go anywhere.

But unexpectedly, the four tables were full of big fish and meat, chicken, duck, pig and beef, and even turtle and shrimp. Huang Zhishu also took out two bottles of Maotai from home.

Neither Jiang Shu nor Xue Meng knew wine, so they couldn't tell if it was real Maotai. However, in terms of the poverty level of Sanshui village, the four tables in front of us are not in line with the economic situation of the village.

They were arranged at Huang Zhishu's table. Xue Meng sat down next to Jiang GUI, like a little quail. He didn't even dare to move his chopsticks.

At the table they sat, except Huang Zhishu, the rest were middle-aged men. It doesn't seem to be the case in other villages, where the seats are arranged according to seniority and age.

Someone came to persuade Jiang to drink, but Jiang refused because he couldn't drink.

They didn't persuade them any more. They drank, ate and chatted with each other. They even told the two men which woman's house they were going to spend the night in.

After listening to what they said, it seems that the men in the village usually go to any woman they want. They don't have the concept of husband and wife in their talk. It's more like they regard the women in the village as public property, which can be used by anyone.

And when they talked about these, they didn't avoid Jiang and Jiu, as if they didn't treat them as outsiders at all. It's totally different from the enthusiasm of the morning.

Jiang Shu was silent, and Xue Meng thought he didn't hear. He pretended to watch the time, took out his mobile phone and took a quick look at the message sent to the group, with a bright red exclamation mark behind the text message.

If you look at the signal grid, it's empty.

I don't know when the communication signal started. It was completely cut off.

Xue Meng set the phone to vibrate and put it back in his pocket.

The man sitting next to him looked back at him with a big smile.

....

After eating the banquet for nearly an hour, Xue Mengru sat down on the needle and felt. He stuffed a little food with ginger's sign.

When the banquet was over, Jiang said it was too late for them to go back.

After drinking a lot of wine, Huang Zhishu sent them out of the village with a smile on his face.

Xue Meng, who is nervous, breathes a sigh of relief at first, then mentions it again. He always thinks that these villagers should not let them go so easily.

At this time, it was only about 5:30 in the afternoon. It was not too late, but it was already dark. When they went to the parking place at the entrance of the village, they saw that there was a light fog floating in the woods.

Simon gets in the driver's seat and starts the car. But I found it couldn't start.

He felt a chill in his heart, but he didn't feel surprised. Just as he wanted to check what went wrong, he heard Jiang Jiu, who got on the car after that, say, "the rear tire is flat too."

They looked at each other and knew who had tampered with the car.

Xue Meng took a look at the villagers who hadn't gone far away, scolded them, and then asked: "the mobile phone still has no signal, what should I do? Those villagers won't send us out. "

Sanshui village is too far away, the road is winding, and there is no navigation, let alone a dark evening. Even in broad daylight, they may not be able to go out.

Xue Meng gritted his teeth, took out two safety charms in his pocket, stuffed them into Jiang Shu's pocket, looked for them in the car, turned out a small fruit knife and spanner, and said fiercely, "it's a big deal to fight with them. I think this place is full of Yin Qi. Maybe it can become a ghost to take revenge after it's dead!"

Jiang Jiu was amused by him and laughed. He gave him the peace talisman and asked him to hide the fruit knife and spanner close to his body. He motioned him to carry the bag on his back and go with him: "don't worry, if we can come in, we can go out."

Xue Meng looked at his thin body. Although he was very tall, he didn't have much meat. Those who sat at their table just now were all strong farmers.

"There are so many people in the village. Don't try to be brave. If you can't beat us, we'll run to the woods. When Xiao Xiaoyu and Zhang Tianxing find out that we have lost contact, they will call the police for us. "

The more he said, the more dramatic he felt, and the more upright he was.

Jiang Jiu looked back at him: "the villagers won't do anything to us. What we should be careful about is something else."

He told Xue Meng: "I am sure to deal with it, but you must listen to me."

Xue Meng's lips trembled when he heard "something else", but he nodded honestly. Probably too nervous, his words unconsciously up: "do you know what those things are?"

Jiang Jiu shook his head: "I don't know."

He took a look at the fog gradually spreading around him and said, "I'll know by night."

There was no problem in the village. If he guessed right, those things would only appear at night. And it's mostly regular. As for the law, there is too little information to guess for the time being, but he thinks that it is mostly related to the death of people in the village.

Otherwise, Zhang Tianxing would have had a problem when they came for the first time yesterday.

Xue Meng

Is it really OK to be so reckless?

Maybe his expression was too frightened. Jiang Jiu seemed to think of something and added: "tonight, I mean if... No matter what you see me become, don't cry or be afraid, you know?"

Xue Meng's expression suddenly became more frightened

He would like to ask what "no matter what" means? Aren't we a species?

When the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them again and gave a shrill "Oh".

In the brain disorderly thinks oneself to hold this thigh, what leg is he after all?

Before they could figure out the answer, they had returned to Huang Zhi's home.

Huang Zhishu looked at the two people who had gone back and forth and was surprised: "how did you come back again? Did you drop something?"

Xue Meng scolded in his heart that the old man was very good at acting, but he grinned on his face: "uncle, our car is broken, our mobile phone has no signal, and we can't get in touch with colleagues..."

Huang Zhishu pretended to ask about the situation, and then said, "Oh, there is a tricycle in the village that can take you out. Now it's getting late, tricycles are driving slowly, and there's no streetlights on this dirt road. It's not safe. Why don't you make do with it in the village tonight? Your colleagues are coming tomorrow morning, aren't they? Tell them to take you back

Xue Mengxin said that when my reinforcements came, you would be cold, but you had to pretend to be happy.

Huang Zhishu arranged a temporary house for them in Westinghouse. The bedding inside is complete, which is obviously ready for a long time.

Two people see through don't say through, said thanks in Westinghouse rest.

At this time, it was completely dark outside. Xue Meng looked at the time of his mobile phone, and it was only more than six o'clock. It's June now, with long days and short nights. Normally, it's only after seven o'clock. But when he looked out of Westinghouse's window, the village was dark. There wasn't even a light on.

He shivered, holding the quilt to Jiang Jiu.

However, he was surprised to see some excitement in Jiang's eyes. He was stunned and asked: "how do I think you are a little happy?"

"Is it so obvious?" Jiang Gu looked at him innocently and touched his face.

"Yes."

Xue Meng muttered in a low voice: "although you are a big man, you are not afraid to meet this kind of thing, and you are not excited, are you?"

You really make me feel insecure!

Jiang Shu coughed lightly, arranged his expression, went to the window and looked out. Then he pulled his slippers and went back to the bed to lie down and said, "sleep."

Xue Meng had a spanner under his pillow and a fruit knife hidden in his trouser pocket. How could he sleep.

And there is such a big lantern hanging outside.

"Don't you need that lantern?" Xue Meng was not sure. It was dark outside. There was a lantern outside their house, just like an indicator light. It's like a special trip to bring something to them.

Jiang Gu closed his eyes: "I've seen the tea stalks in the lanterns, just what we drink in the tea during the day."

It's called tea stem, but I don't know what it is.

But one thing Jiang can be sure of is that this thing may attract something. They drink tea during the day, must leave a smell, there is no lantern is no big difference.

It was only because Huang Zhishu was not at ease that he was insured again.

He turned over and became quiet.

Jiang is lying on the outside of the bed, hands folded on the abdomen, a pair of sleep appearance. My heart is thinking, no matter what will come, you must taste better.

....

Gradually quiet around, outside the dark seems to diffuse through the window. In the darkness, only a lantern under the eaves of the window gave off a faint light.

Suddenly there came a shrill dog barking, one after another, breaking through the silence and darkness.

Xue Meng pressed his voice and asked in an angry voice, "is there no dog in the village?"

During the day, they went all over the village and did not see any family with dogs.

"Well. Here we are... "

Jiang Jiu opened his eyes, sat up and covered Xue Meng's mouth: "wait, don't talk, don't run. Just stay in the room. I'll tell you to come out and you'll come out again. Do you remember? "

Xue Meng nodded, fearing that he would not see him, and gave a very low "Er".

At this time, the shrill dog's barking had gradually weakened, and it seemed to be mixed with the whimper of showing weakness.

The barking of the dog disappeared. Instead, there was a sharp baby cry.

One after another, sharp and harsh, like to pierce people's eardrum.

Through the dim light, you can see something passing by the window. There was a gust of wind outside, which made the windows sound stuffy, and also blew down the only lighting lantern.

The house fell into complete darkness.

The baby's shrill cry is getting closer.

Xue Meng lay stiff on the bed, his eyes fixed on the direction of the window, where there was only darkness, but he felt a faint flash of light.

Then a red light came on.

It was the lamp that looked strange. The wick was black, but it was red. And flash twice from time to time

Besides, where did you get the light at this time?

Xue Meng's mind was in a mess, but he couldn't move his eyes. He was staring at the lamp. The more I look at it, the more I feel... It's not a lamp, but a red eye.

Eyes as big as lanterns... How big are the things outside?

The sweat seeped out from his back, and Xue Meng's brain solidified and his body could not control it.

But his eyes were still wide open, and he saw the red eye blink, and then changed to another eye.

——The monsters outside are watching them.

When he realized this, he even took his breath lightly. The baby outside is crying. I don't know what to stop. I can hear his violent heartbeat in the room.

He felt Jiang's hand on his head and patted him. Then he was cool and Jiang got up and got out of bed.

The red eye by the window didn't blink.

The room was so dark that Xue Meng could only vaguely see Jiang's outline, the direction he was going, and realized that he was ready to go out.

Outside, there came one voice after another, like a child's sharp voice laughing.

There was a creak in the dark. Jiang Jiu opened the door and went out. The red eye by the window blinked and disappeared.

Outside the baby's cry began again. Xue Meng took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He took the fruit knife out of his pocket and held it firmly in his hand.

*

Jiang Shu opens the door and goes out. He sets up a boundary in Westinghouse. Finally, I looked at the strange birds hovering over the village.

Yes, there's more than one bird. It's a group.

The one nearest to him, standing by the window, was looking at him greedily, with sharp teeth and dripping saliva in his open beak.

It's about two meters tall, with half open wings and bent head. It's obviously the one who just stuck to the window to observe it.

Looking at the withered horn and ugly bird face on his head, Jiang Jiu finally found out the name of the strange bird from his memory.

"Gu Diao?"

Gu Diao is an ancient monster with two horns. It looks like a carving. Its cry is like the cry of a baby. It likes to feed on human beings.

Gu Diao has a fierce temperament and often works in groups. He once won a place in ancient times. But after the Holocaust, they disappeared.

I didn't expect to meet you here. Jiang Jiu licked his lips and counted them roughly. When he found that there were five poisonous insects here, his smile became bigger.

His body shape changed abruptly. He turned into a huge beast with black scales and horns. His scarlet vertical pupil twinkled with bloodthirsty dark awn. He was no longer harmless in human shape. His fierce momentum spread around him.

Jiang Jiu raised his hair and let out a low roar of excitement. His huge body leaped into the air in an instant, and quickly and accurately bit a Gu Diao hovering in the air.

In the dark the shrill cry of the baby came and went. The blood fell down on the ground like rain, and the smell of blood soon filled the air.

The red eyes of the other vultures widened in anger, making a more harsh sound. But none of them dare to take the lead.

Ginger greedy chews up the prey and swallows it into his stomach, then spits out a few coarse bird hairs. Gu Diao's meat is fresh and tender, but he has been living in human society for a long time. He even thinks that it would taste better if he plucked it and roasted it again.

He thought in his heart that the red vertical pupil was sweeping around several Gu sculptures.

The skin of these insects is thin and the meat is tender, and the fighting is also very tender. Obviously, they are not old fried dough sticks that have lived from ancient times to the present, but more like newly grown chicks. Otherwise, at this time, I would not hesitate to stay where I am.

Jiang Jiu licked his mouth and rushed over again

***

Jiangcheng.

Ying Qiao is playing with Jiaotu and lion dragon.

Recently, the two brothers are tired of playing with Penguin flying cars and have turned to fight landlords.

It's just that the two brothers are both vegetable chickens, and Doudou has already lost almost. Finally relying on sign in to save some capital, five brothers are not, the two brothers happily fight the landlord.

Ying Qiao was uncomfortable in his "dwelling" all over the body. When he thought about living here for a week, he felt uncomfortable all over.

Until the incessant failure, the sound effect forcibly interrupted his thoughts.

As like as two peas were holding the flat, he grabbed his arm, and the brothers were two alike.

One said, "the last two thousand beans."

One said, "you can't lose any more."

Ying Qiao is listening. Deeply feel that the two kids lost too miserably, can't help but help each other.

Then I don't know how it evolved into him accompanying the two cubs to fight against the landlord.

After winning back the two brothers' lost Doudou after the last game, Ying Qiao consciously takes on brother Yan's responsibility, confiscates the tablet and urges the two brothers to go to bed.

He looked at the time, two in the morning.

Should be... Probably not too late?

When the two cubs returned to their room, Ying Qiao put away his tablet and was about to go to rest. Chen Hua called in and asked urgently, "which village did you say Jiang Chuan went to help the poor today? Is he back? "

Ying Qiao frowned slightly and said, "Sanshui village, should I come back in the afternoon? I've sent him a message, but I haven't returned it

"What's the matter?"

He thought that Jiang was too tired to reply. Now I'm not sure.

Chen Hua on the other end of the phone took a cold breath: "the Special Administration Bureau has detected that there is a large area of miasma in Sanshui village. It may not be an ordinary miasma, but a ghost miasma formed by the accumulation of deep resentment

He licked his lips, very difficult way: "they sent to investigate the people, also found that there are signs of insects around."

In fact, the area of Sanshui village was early detected to be infested by miasma. The area is not large. It only appears at night and then disappears quickly. Without finding more abnormalities and victims, the special administration decided that the risk was not great and did not report it.

It was only in the early morning of this morning that a large area of ghost miasma suddenly broke out, and the trace of the poisonous Eagle Group was found, that they realized that they had misjudged the degree of danger.

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Greedy: there are so many Gudiao, one pot can't be stewed, one BBQ, one fried

Long long (worried): the goblin must be scared.

Gu Diao:???

(look at my bones again)

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Greedy finally got meat, but it's not right to eat game. Don't learn from Bushi

Today is six thousand thick, no two more Liao, Bo Ji everyone.

100 red packets = 3=