I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 158

Chen Cuiping was coaxed out of the woodshed by Zhou Baoquan. The scolding outside the house continued intermittently for a while, and gradually became quiet. In the end, only the cold wind whistled in the huge yard.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but Zhou Wanqiu woke up from being unconscious on the haystack.

She opened her eyes weakly, moved her hands, connected her arms to her shoulders, and pulled lightly. The scabs on her back split open. Blood seeped through the wounds and into her clothes. After a moment, the clothes became wet again. .

"Ah..." Zhou Wanqiu raised his hands halfway and fell to the ground again in pain. His cheek hit the ground hard. His hair stained with blood and tears clung to his face and had been blown dry by the cold wind.

She opened her bloodshot eyes and stared blankly at the cane on the ground that had whipped her countless times. She moved her chapped lips and repeated twice what Chen Cuiping said last night.

"If you want to die, die outside. Don't die at home and make the house dirty!"

"Am I not worthy to die at home?"

"You don't even deserve to die, haha."

Zhou Wanqiu closed her eyes in despair, her hot tears melted the dried blood, and two red marks flowed down her cheeks.

She raised the corners of her mouth ridiculously, biting the inner wall of her lips crazily. She used the remaining strength in her body to get up from the ground, took a few pieces of clothes, and opened the door, like an empty shell with her soul taken away. , step by step towards the abyss of death...

The next morning, Zhou Chenyu woke up from his nightmare, staring at the top of his head, and the sad cry of the female ghost in the dream could still be heard in his ears. The female ghost's face was covered with hair, and her facial features could not be seen clearly, and she shouted at her over and over again. Crying, as if asking her for help.

"Why do I keep having weird dreams lately." Zhou Chenyu saw the white light coming in from the window and was sure it was dawn. She lay on the bed and squinted for a while, then slowly got up.

She wrapped herself in clothes and walked outside. The porridge in the kitchen was already boiling in the pot, and it was bubbling hot.

The courtyard door was pushed open, and Li Xiuju walked into the courtyard carrying a basket of washed vegetables. She looked at her and sighed unwillingly.

"My mother went out to look around again, but she didn't see the chicken. She didn't know whether it suddenly died outside or was stolen and eaten by those heartless thieves. If it was really stolen and eaten, those people wouldn't be afraid of it dying. abdomen."

After the autumn harvest, the free-range chickens in every household are kept outside, wandering around without anyone watching. It is also common for them to run into uninhabited corners and be caught by interested people.

"I'll look for it after breakfast later. Maybe I can find it back?" Zhou Chenyu looked at Li Xiuju and comforted her.

Li Xiuju had been looking for him for a whole day, but she had given up hope, "That's all, it's cold, so I'd better not go."

Zhou Chenyu washed his hands and said, "It's okay. I'm just walking around here anyway."

Li Xiuju smiled and said, "Then go and find the best. If you can't find it, come back early to avoid catching a cold and making yourself sick."

"Yeah, okay." Zhou Chenyu drank two bowls of hot porridge and ate a vegetable bag to fill his stomach. After explaining a few words to Li Xiuju, he went up the mountain alone.

Although it’s cold when going up the mountain in autumn and winter, one good thing is that there are fewer snakes, insects, rats, and ants.Many animals have gone dormant, and they are wandering through the tangled woods and bushes.

"Cluck cluck, cluck cluck."

Zhou Chenyu held a stick and followed the path up the mountain to find it. He made a gurgling sound in his mouth while slapping the dense jungle.

If the chicken is hiding inside, it will be easily discovered if there is any movement.

But she walked up from the bottom and climbed halfway up the mountain. She went to all the places where the chicken might have gone, but there was no trace at all.

Zhou Chenyu leaned on the stick and looked down at his house sadly, panting tiredly, "Is my chicken really stolen by others? Which bastard stole it? You'd better not let me catch it!" She After cursing a few words, I glanced to the left and right a few more times, and unknowingly I walked to the road I had taken to pick up summer solstice fungi a few months ago. I walked straight down that road, which led to the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village. .

"It's already here, let's keep looking for it, just in case it's there."

Zhou Chenyu picked up the stick again and walked slowly over. Halfway there, a figure appeared at the corner in front of him.

Someone suddenly appeared in the deserted mountain. Zhou Chenyu was startled at first. It wasn't until she heard Hongmei's voice that she went up to him.

"Chen Yu, why are you here?" Hongmei removed the bundle of firewood from her shoulders and took the opportunity to rest.

Zhou Chenyu frowned, "Hey, a chicken in our house is missing. I searched all over the vegetable garden and still can't find it, so I can only go up the mountain to have a look."

"Oh, that's it. Why did you go up the mountain?"

The two chatted for a few words. After the red plums had rested, they took up firewood again.

Zhou Chenyu helped put firewood on her shoulders, clapped his hands and was about to leave. Hongmei suddenly turned around and called her, "Chen Yu, I remember that you and your aunt's little daughter Wan Qiu are getting along well, right?"

Late autumn?

Zhou Chenyu looked at Hongmei in confusion. Hongmei freed up her hand and pointed in the direction she had just walked, "When I came down from there just now, I saw her. That little girl went up the mountain alone, without taking her with her. He didn't even bring a knife or a backpack, but just a few clothes. His behavior looked very strange. If you have time, you'd better follow him and have a look. I'm afraid something will happen."

Bringing clothes to go up the mountain on a cold day?

Zhou Chenyu also felt puzzled. After thanking Hongmei, he suddenly remembered the nightmare he had this morning. The female ghost with hair covering her face did have some similarities with Zhou Wanqiu.

"not good!"

Like a bolt from the blue, Zhou Chenyu immediately dropped his stick and ran up in the direction Hongmei was pointing.

"But don't let your mind wander."

"What about people?"

Zhou Chenyu walked quickly up the mountain road without stopping. He looked at everyone within his sight range and there was no sign of Zhou Wanqiu. "There is no one. Am I overthinking it? She has gone home?"

Zhou Chen covered his stomach tiredly and found a stone to sit down. He must have been troubled by that bastard Qian Rushan one after another recently. His fear and uneasiness had seeped into his bones, so he always thought of the worst.

"Mountains of money!" Zhou Chenyu greeted his family fiercely, put aside the stick angrily, lifted up his skirt and went down the mountain, but at this moment, there was a sound of stones hitting the ground nearby.

Zhou Chenyu's heart contracted suddenly, as if someone had grabbed him. It had never been like this before.

She raised her eyes in panic and found the direction where the sound came from. There was no road there, but there were a few trees blocking her view, "Late Qiu! Zhou Wanqiu!"

Zhou Chenyu lifted up his skirt and ran over like crazy, not paying attention to the protruding tree roots under his feet. He tripped over it and rolled down from there.

There were many thorns in the grass, and a few thorns dug into Zhou Chenyu's palms. She reluctantly picked them out and stood up unsteadily. Before she could stand still, a pair of feet suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

"what!"

(End of this chapter)