plum city

Chapter 55 So Dark (Thank you Tin Soldier for becoming the leader!)

The light in the yard suddenly dimmed, but Section Chief Ma felt relieved. It seemed that as soon as the light disappeared, the whole world would fall into darkness, and so many complicated things and people would disappear and become invisible.How can you call me "Boss Ma" when you can't even see me?hey-hey.

The darkness enveloped him like a barrier, making him feel at ease.The darkness also allowed him to see far away, without feeling the barrier between the courtyard and the door. He could always look into the depths of the darkness. When he looked in, whether he looked up or looked around, all he saw was darkness.

Today is a cloudy day, there is no moon or stars in the sky.Shuimentou is located on the edge of Mei Town. The fork in the road from Beimen Street is still a mud road. On rainy days, you have to wear high rain boots to go out.This road was originally a dead end, and with only a dozen or so households, even the street lights were out of order for several months without anyone taking care of them.

Regarding this road, my neighbor Gaojiao was joking with Chief Ma a few days ago. People get rich by building bridges and roads. Boss Ma, when you get rich, you can also repair the road in front of your door and pour a cement road. ?
Chief Ma smiled and replied, I pour asphalt.

At that time, people thought that asphalt roads were more advanced than cement roads.

Turn left after leaving the door of Chief Ma's house. This road connects to Beimen Street. Turn right after leaving the door. Walk to the farmland where there are no houses. Walk through the farmland and keep walking inward. You can go directly to the foot of Wulong Mountain.

Section Chief Ma picked up the cup on the table and took a sip, only to find that there was no wine in the cup.He picked up the bottle with one hand and the glass with the other, but the hand holding the glass was shaking badly.He put the cup down, lowered his head, and rested his chin on the stone table. He stared at the cup in front of him in the darkness and poured wine into it.

In fact, he couldn't see whether the cup was full or not, but he just felt that it was almost full. He put the bottle down and smiled:

"It didn't pour out, it didn't pour out, hehe, I didn't pour out, is that serious?"

He lifted the cup and put it to his lips. When he tilted the cup, there was no wine in it. It turned out that he didn't fill it up just now, but poured it all outside.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, how can wine be wasted." Section Chief Ma murmured. He lowered his head, stuck out his tongue, touched the wine flowing on the stone table, and quickly sucked and licked it.

He sat up straight and shouted, "Okay, eat them all!"

My eyes gradually got used to the darkness. Although my vision was still blurry, I could already see the faint shadows of trees, courtyard walls, and closed courtyard doors.Section Chief Ma stared blankly at the courtyard door, as if it would light up at any time. As long as it lit up, Section Chief Ma felt that he would not be able to get out.

Where can I go out, Boss Ma? Hehe, Boss Ma, you are now the biggest joke in the entire Meicheng City, a joke even funnier than Zhu Shengqiaozi.You can't go out. As soon as you go out, someone will follow you and call Boss Ma to come, just like calling Zhu Shengqiaozi to come.

Hehe, Boss Ma.

Section Chief Ma picked up the bottle of Yanghe Daqu, put the top of the bottle into his mouth, took a sip, and started to play the trumpet like he was drinking beer.After a few sips, the bottle was empty. Marco held the mouth of the bottle in his long mouth and was reluctant to take it off. His head was shaking from side to side, and the bottle was shaking from side to side. He poured out the last few drops of wine left in the bottle. All went into the mouth.

He just sat there, shaking for a long time, until he felt dizzy. The wine in the bottle had long been drained out, and even the smell of alcohol was almost gone. Then he put the bottle down and took a long breath. Sighed.

He lowered his hands and stared at the closed door.You can't get out, Boss Ma.he murmured to himself.

Then, he heard his other voice saying to himself, Who said I can't get out? I just want to go out, I want to go out, I want to go out and show you.

Section Chief Ma tried to stand up, but failed at the first attempt.

He supported the stone table with his hands and finally stood up for the second time. He stood there for a while, then walked towards the door, staggering a little.

He grabbed the door latch with his hand and pulled it twice from right to left, but it didn't open the door.Chief Ma let out a sigh and shook his body and his head. He turned his head and looked towards the house. He originally wanted to ask his wife to open the door, but he saw that the house was dark. His wife had blocked the courtyard. When I turned on the light, I entered the room in the dark and fell on the bed.Section Chief Ma stared at the door in front of him, grabbed the door latch and shook it, and the door also shook. After a moment of awakening, he remembered that he should have pulled the door latch from left to right. He pulled it with his hand, and the door latch Pulled away.

The moment he opened the door, Section Chief Ma felt that he suddenly let out a breath of suffocation, and his whole body seemed to be penetrated by something, and he felt relaxed for a while.

He walked out. The road outside was deserted and dark. Section Chief Ma stood in the middle of the road with his hands on his hips for a while. He looked up at the sky, and the whole sky was pressed into his eyes.

Section Chief Ma looked back at the open gate, and then looked at both sides. At the end of the road on the left was Beimen Street, where dim street lights were on. Three or four houses past on the right were a vast expanse of vastness and chaos.

Chief Ma turned right and walked towards the chaos and vastness.

A dog was crouching on the roadside. When he saw someone coming, he raised his drooped head.Chief Ma has lived here for decades, and even the dogs here know him. They didn't bark when they saw him, but stood up and walked towards him wagging their tails.Section Chief Ma walked forward, and the dog followed him, both of them silent.

After passing the few yards on the roadside, the road came to an end, but the road did not disappear, but suddenly narrowed and turned into a field ridge, which also became bumpy.There are rice fields on both sides of the ridge. On both sides of the ridge between the rice fields, edamame is planted, like two rows of street shrubs, grazing the legs of Ma Kelong's trousers from time to time.

Section Chief Ma walked forward along the field ridge, and the dog followed him.

After walking for four or five minutes, the field ridge came to an end. There was a stream in front of him. The water in the stream flowed down from the Wulong Mountain behind. The field ridge under his feet extended down to the stream below.

This stream comes out of a bay here, which may have been dug out by previous people.There is a hidden spring in the bay, and water keeps flowing out all day long.

Because of this hidden spring, the water in this bay is particularly clear, very cool in summer and a bit warm in winter.The families nearby like to come here to wash clothes, wash rice and vegetables, and even clean toilets during the day.It doesn't matter, the water in the bay flows very fast, and the water will become clear again after cleaning the toilet.

In the summer when I was a kid, Section Chief Ma and the others used to take a bath here. If you were thirsty while taking a bath, you could swallow a few mouthfuls of water, just face the direction of the underground spring coming out. The water was still a little sweet.

Standing on the field ridge above, Section Chief Ma suddenly felt that his body was burning and he was very thirsty. He walked down the slope, wearing pants and leather shoes, and walked into the water. When he reached the hidden spring, he collapsed. Go down, support the pebbles at the bottom of the stream with both hands, and drink the water.

With his stomach bulging, Section Chief Ma turned around, holding the bottom of the creek with his backhand, and wanted to lie on his back for a while. The water below lifted his body and carried him downwards. His hands did not hold him back. Choking on the water.Section Chief Ma crackled a few times and finally stood up from the water. He was soaked all over and water kept dripping down.

Chief Ma stood there for a while, and then started walking in the stream with a splash. He did not walk back to the stream bank here, but walked to the other bank.

The dog stood on the ridge of the field and kept looking at Chief Ma. It watched Chief Ma walk up to the opposite bank of the stream and continue walking forward until he disappeared into the darkness on the other side.The dog barked several times in the direction where Chief Ma disappeared. The darkness on the other side seemed to have solidified and remained motionless.

The dog felt bored and turned around and walked back.

Early the next morning, at dawn, Section Chief Ma's mother got up.She walked to the yard to take a look and saw that the stone table was in a mess, with a kitchen knife thrown on the ground. The courtyard door was wide open. She walked over and closed the door ajar. When she came back and passed by the stone table, she frowned. Head, snorted:
"Lazy bitch!"

She was blaming her daughter-in-law for not clearing up after dinner.

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