Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 677 The Hermit in the Mountains

When the old village head heard that he was going to the He family on the mountain, his head immediately shook like a rattle. They hadn't been with the He family for a long time, and it was very embarrassing to bring people up abruptly.But under Chen Zhi's and Ye Qiu's constant pleas, the old village chief finally agreed to their plea with the 500 yuan benefit fee most importantly.

Of course, the old village head is old and his legs and feet are inconvenient, so it is impossible to take them up the mountain himself.But their family has an eldest grandson, who is 15 years old this year. Because the family loves him, he has not gone to the fields with the adults to do farm work. Now he is unemployed and wandering around in the yard.The children in the mountains are all wild mountain skewers, and they are used to playing in the mountains since they were young. There is no place they haven't been to, so let him take Chen Zhi and others up the mountain to find the He family.

The boy’s nickname is Zhuan Mantou, he is black and thin, he got this name because he was very stubborn and loved to eat white flour steamed buns since he was a child. Now the life of the people in the mountain village is good, and there is no shortage of vegetables and food to eat. The 15-year-old boy has already He looks like a young man, Jian Mantou is very happy to hear that his grandfather sent him this errand, he is idle at home and wants to go up the mountain for a stroll.

The old village head gave him another 30 yuan, and asked him to go to the small shop in the village to buy anything. Don't go to the door of He's house empty-handed. It's a good idea to bring some gifts.

In this way, Jian Mantou first went to the village store to buy two packs of dim sum, and then took Chen Zhi, Ye Qiu, Ghost Dao and a few guys all the way up the mountain.

The mountains here are very small, and the mountain roads along the way have been trampled all over, and there is nothing too dangerous. Moreover, Chen Zhi has long been used to climbing mountains and ridges, and he walked so fast on this road that he left the stubborn mantou behind. .

While climbing the mountain, Ye Qiu kept chatting with Jian Mantou. Ye Qiu is a delicate person. He knows that the reality is never spoken by one person. He must listen to more people to be true.

So Ye Qing had a very good attitude towards Mantou along the way, told him a lot of new things in the city, and said that Mantou could go to BJ to play with him in the future, after getting closer, Ye Qing asked him some questions The matter of the He family.

"Son, let me ask you something..."
Ye Qiu smiled and said to Mantou, "Did you hear what your grandfather told us just now? Are those rumors true? Did the He family on the mountain really raise a mountain spirit?"

"Bah! What kind of mountain spirit",
Zhuang Mantou was a little indignant when he heard this, he spat on the ground angrily,
"The weather is good, where did the mountain spirit come from? The red mouth and white teeth are just ruining people. Everyone in the village is jealous of the He family. It is true to frame him. I have seen the mountain spirit they said in their mouths. That uncle is obviously a man." Living people are not goblins at all. I have also met the two elder brothers of their family, they are all very good people, my mother and the others are talking nonsense to discredit the black family, don't listen to them gossiping."

Ye Qiu immediately became interested when he heard Mantou's words. In most people's impression, a boy who is only 15 years old is very easy to follow the crowd, and he should not be able to distinguish right from wrong, especially when the whole village is criticizing the He family. Such words came out.

"Good boy, you are knowledgeable!" Ye Qiu said, patting Mantou's shoulder, "Then why did your grandfather and your mother talk about their family like that? Could it be that the widow of the He family offended the people in the village?"

"That's not true, Aunt He's family is very nice, the villagers are jealous of them!",
Mantou said while climbing the mountain, "I was young at that time, and the adults at home didn't speak behind my back. At that time, I heard from my father and my mother that the sister-in-law of the He family had a very generous hand. She probably took it. The state has no sympathy fund, so the villagers brought their family back to the village, hoping to get some cheap money.

Later, I heard from my father that Aunt He was very beautiful when she was young, and she was a famous village flower in the village. After Uncle He died, all the men in the village missed her as a young widow, and often knocked on the door of her house in the middle of the night. .

At that time, the two elder brothers of the He family were still young, and the aunt of the He family was annoyed to death because of this incident. Later, when they heard that there was a man in her family, the people in the village gave up their hearts.Then start choreographing her, cut!If you don’t eat grapes, say grapes are sour!Moreover, the villagers are jealous of the two children of the He family..."

"Jealous of other people's children?",
Ye Qiu was very surprised when he heard this. If the calculation is correct, the two children of the He family should be in their 20s now. If they can only do farming or hunting in the mountains, what is there to be jealous of? "

"I don't know either……",
Mantou said without a mouthful,
"I always hear my mother complaining that our brothers are not good at progress, and that the two eldest brothers in the old He family have never been to school, so they can only read and write. I also heard that their family A few years ago, the eldest son went to the city to take some exams, and what university he was admitted to, but he didn’t report in the end. It was a mess, and I didn’t understand it... Anyway, my mother and my aunts were very jealous Aunt He's family, if you have nothing to do, beat her teeth!"

"Yeah, I got it……",
Ye Qiu nodded silently, and looked at each other with Chen Zhi. At this moment, Chen Zhi asked Jian Mantou, "Mantou, when did you say you met that mountain spirit in their house? Can you tell me in detail?" ?”.

"Oh..., oh..., I haven't seen it, I don't know, I just said it casually...",
When Mantou heard Chen Zhi ask him this, he suddenly changed his words and became vigilant. He realized that Ye Qiu and Chen Zhi had talked a lot along the way, and now he stopped talking with a stern face.

On the contrary, his performance aroused everyone's interest. He obviously concealed something, and he probably knew something special.

At this time, Ye Qiu took out a hundred-yuan bill and handed it to the steamed bun.
"Boy, we definitely didn't let you make this trip in vain. Tell us everything you know! Don't worry, we won't tell your grandpa!"

When Mantou saw the 100 yuan, his eyes flickered, and he was obviously moved, but he didn't take the bill, but ran forward a few steps, "I don't know anything, don't ask me..." , After finishing speaking, he ran away like a small mountain deer.

"This kid..." Ye Qiu felt a little helpless when he saw Mantou run away.

And Chen Zhi chased after him, and stopped Mantou within a few steps. He grabbed Mantou's small shoulder and whispered to him,
"Mantou, let me tell you the truth. We didn't come here to pay the pension this time. We heard that the He family had been wronged in the village. We came to help them. If you tell us what you know, we can help He." The family had a great time…”

"Really?" Jian Mantou stared at Chen Zhi with wide eyes.

"Of course..." Chen Zhi then said a lot of things about helping He Zhonghua's family in the organization. After all, the 15-year-old Jian Mantou is relatively simple, so he really believed it.

"I have indeed met the mountain spirit uncle of the He family. At that time, our children went to the mountains to dig out bird eggs. At that time, I was only about ten years old..."
Mantou said while reminiscing, because he was still young at that time, and he couldn't remember the specific things clearly.

"At that time, my brothers and I went up to the mountain to hunt birds. It was not the hunting season, and there were few people on the mountain. We saw a nest of bird eggs on an old tree, and my brothers were too young to dare to go up. , I took the lead to climb up.

As a result, the tree was too high, I was stuck in the tree and couldn't get up and down, the younger brothers under the tree coaxed and ran away, and I was crying on top of the tree. At that time, I saw the mountain spirit uncle coming . "

"Did you see that mountain spirit with your own eyes? Did you see his face?",
Chen Zhi hurriedly followed up and asked,
"No", Mantou shook his head,

"At that time, he covered his face with a black cloth, and the two elder brothers of the He family followed him. I dragged my neck from the tree and shouted for them for a long time before they came.

They first checked that there was no one left and right, and then they climbed up the big tree and rescued me. After I got down, the masked mountain spirit uncle talked to me. Grandpa's voice is much nicer, he is not a mountain spirit! "

"What did he tell you?" Chen Zhi hurriedly asked,
"He just asked me if I was injured, and took me home for dinner. At night, he asked the two elder brothers of the He family to send me down the mountain, but before going down the mountain, he told me not to tell anyone that he saved me. Don’t tell anyone that you’ve seen him, or their family will be in big trouble…”

(End of this chapter)