Weird past in the countryside

Chapter 66 Let’s Listen to Fan Bo’s Maze

After a pause, Van Burton continued: "Fifty years ago, the village where Xiagou Village is located was very desolate. At the north end of the village, there was a large piece of wasteland at that time, which was said to belong to Xiagou Village, but No one came to reclaim it. Because the local water and soil were not good at that time, it was impossible to grow any crops. Then one day, a group of people came from other places, said to be from the National Institute of Archeology, and came here to conduct archaeological research. A piece of land, but part of the fee will be paid to the village. At that time, the village was so poor that it agreed. The group of people lived here and dug around here every day. At that time, we were curious, so we ran over to see, As a result, the gang had guns in their hands and threatened us that this was a state secret, and if anyone peeked at it, they would shoot it down."

Master said softly: "What kind of archaeological team, it is clearly a group of tomb robbers."

Fan Bo nodded: "Tianjun is right, they are indeed a group of tomb robbers, but how could we know their true identities at that time. We always think they are really the archaeological team. Sometimes the village chief organizes The villagers sent them some delicious meals. As long as the group was not digging the ground, they were also very kind to the villagers, and sometimes they gave some money to the people who delivered the meals. At the beginning, the village head invited them to They lived in the village, but they refused to go, so they lived in shacks. Later, they simply paid for someone to build a few houses in this area. In this way, they stayed here for nearly a year. During this year, They kept digging, they kept looking, and we didn't dare to ask them what they were looking for."

Yu Ling'er sounded anxious, so she interjected, "Are they looking for Ruyi?"

After hearing this, Fan Bo looked confused: "Ruyi? I don't know. I still don't know what they are looking for."

I poked Yuling'er: "Don't ask nonsense, listen to Fan Bo."

Fan Bo glanced at us, and then said: "After staying here for a year, they seem to have gained nothing. They left for a while, but they came again in the spring of the next year. Since they paid a lot of money to the village, The village head was happy to let them continue to live. For a while, we listened carefully every night, and we could hear the rattling sound. We suspected that they were digging the ground. In the autumn of the second year, the sound disappeared. .According to people who often deliver meals, they don’t see new soil appearing in their yards.”

Master said, "That's what they dug up."

Fan Bo nodded and said, "Maybe, we never knew the answer to this. Then one night, there was a sudden fire here, and all these houses were burned down. When the villagers came the next day, they found The group of people disappeared, and there were several charred bodies in the fire. We checked the surroundings, and the underground was the hole they dug. It was a long way, and there was a lot of space. But nothing was found. Later, the village The Changshou people hastily buried those corpses and cleaned up the scene so that no one would mention this matter again. This matter was gradually forgotten by people.”

I asked, "Fan Bo, how come Xiaosan and the others have something to do with this matter?"

Fan Bo said: "23 years ago, an adult came to our village with a child. He was looking for the elderly, and he asked about the group of tomb robbers back then. He knew something about it at the time, and also I was the only old man left alive. In the end, they asked me all the time. I didn’t know the origin of the other party. At first I didn’t dare to say it. Later, they threatened me and took money to win over me. I, in the end, I pointed out to them the place where the tomb robbers lived, and told them what happened that year. As a result, that night, the whole village was attacked. I remember that I was sleeping, so I felt that it was difficult to breathe on the neck, as if I was strangled by someone, and I couldn’t breathe. I opened my eyes, but I didn’t find anything. I grabbed my neck with my hands, but I couldn’t catch anything. When I was dying At that time, I saw an evil ghost strangling my neck. Just when I was about to die, someone rushed in and stopped him. Since then, I have become a hermaphrodite, neither yin nor yang, saying death I’m not dead, I can still see ghosts and communicate with ghosts.”

The master asked, "Who is the person who went in?"

Fan Bo said: "It's a child, about five or six years old, and looks quite smart."

Master said softly, "It's Xiaosan."

We were all taken aback when we heard that, we had been talking about Xiaosan all the time, but we had never seen Xiaosan's true face, and now we finally had some clues.

The master then asked, "Then what happened later, do you still have contact with that child?"

Fan Bo shook his head: "Since then, I have never seen that child again."

Master said: "Fan Bo, you can continue talking. How did things happen afterward?"

Fan Bo said: "I found out later that everyone died that night. Groups of ghosts ran all over the street, but they couldn't get out of the village. The layout of the village has also changed. I have been to Shanggou Village, and I I found that our place has become the same as Shanggou Village. Of the people in the village, I may be the only one who is not dead, and I am also a half-dead person. The reason why they didn’t let me die was because they wanted me to die. Be a hermaphrodite and manage these ghosts. I obey their orders and take them to dig in the cave at night."

Ning Xiaoyue suddenly seemed to be sick, and kept muttering: "Then what about my dad, where is my dad?"

I hurriedly asked Fan Bo: "Fan Bo, have you really never met Ning Wukui?"

Fan Bo shook his head: "No, I have never seen it."

I sighed and comforted Ning Xiaoyue: "Don't be sad, I haven't seen it, it means your father may still be alive."

After hearing this, Ning Xiaoyue gradually recovered.I still have a lot of questions to ask Fan Bo: "Fan Bo, how did you go to Shanggou Village when you showed me the way that day?"

Fan Bo shook his head: "That's not Shanggou Village. Because my actions are relatively free, I can walk to the entrance of the village. That day I saw you wandering around the entrance of our village, so I stepped forward to remind you a bit."

Only then did I know that the ghost hit the wall that day, and I actually followed the purple sky to the village entrance of Xiagou Village.

The wooden stick also asked: "Uncle Fan, there used to be an old woman at the entrance of this village. What kind of chicken woman is she called? Is she a ghost? She also helped us."

Fan Bo said: "My good chicken god, she is not a ghost. She was born Huang Daxian who cultivated Taoism. Although she has not become a fairy, she has practiced Taoism for many years and is an excellent person. She has always protected the village. However, she is indeed helpless in the catastrophe of Xiagou Village. .So she took a rooster and called the dawn full-time."

Master said, "Then do you know, where are they now?"

Fan Bo shook his head and said: "I don't know, all the ghosts were taken away last night. I was the only one left here, and they haven't come back until now. I saw you coming, and I know that Xiagou Village also It's time to see the sun again, but a village is a village, people are not people, ghosts are ghosts, and gods are gods. Everything is gone."

I pointed to the hole in the ground: "Fan Bo, down here?"

Fan Bo said: "There is nothing below, most of the inside has collapsed."

I asked Master, "Then do we still need to go down?"

Master shook his head: "Little San must have shifted direction, it's not important here anymore."

I said, "Then shall we go back?"

Master said, "Okay, let's go back and discuss the next step."

Ning Xiaoyue suddenly approached Fan Bo: "Fan Bo, do you know where my good woman is? I want to ask her something."

Fan Bo smiled: "Girl, go to the village and learn the rooster crow twice, and she will come out."

I knew that Xiaoyue must be asking about her father, now that no one is alive or dead, no wonder she is so anxious.

We bid farewell to Fan Bo and walked towards the entrance of the village.

Passing through this depressed village again this time, everyone felt very sad. Once upon a time, this was a peaceful small mountain village, and every family was happy and happy, enjoying the family happiness.Who would have thought that yin and yang would be separated overnight, and in the end, this village would be left empty, but it would become a real ghost village.

We quickly walked to the entrance of the village and looked around.It was quiet all around, and there was no trace of people.

Xiaoyue opened her mouth, but didn't shout out, but pulled me over: "Henry Zhang, help me learn how to crow."

With a bitter face, I said, "Xiaoyue, I don't know how to crow like a rooster."

Xiaoyue stomped her feet and said, "No, I have to learn, I want to find a good wife."

I squinted at the wooden stick, and this guy was actually laughing.I hurriedly said: "Xiaoyue, I know that Mu stick is the best at learning how to crow like a rooster, you might as well beg him."

I saw the stick give me a hard look.Xiaoyue has already rushed over: "Good stick, why don't you learn something, please help me."

Master also said: "You two, just learn a few sounds, not like a dog barking, why is it so hard?"

Wood Stick had no choice but to clear his throat, and learned twice: "Googoo, gurgle; gurgle, gurgle..."

I burst into laughter, and Yu Ling'er was so happy that she couldn't straighten her waist.Xiaoyue didn't smile, she looked around hastily, but there was no one.

I smiled and said, "Brother Gun, you are a hen laying eggs. Didn't you realize that Hao Po was carrying a rooster that day?"

The wooden stick touched the back of his head and said, "I know how to be a hen, but a rooster can't. You should do it."

When Yu Linger heard this, she scolded us angrily: "You two idiots are dumber than pigs. Isn't it just a rooster crowing? I'll do it."

When Ning Xiaoyue heard this, she hurriedly pulled Yu Ling'er: "Ling'er, hurry up, I knew you could help me."

Yu Ling'er also cleared her throat, and let out a long cry: "Giggling...Giggling...Giggling..."

I called it three times in a row, not to mention that I learned it really well.

Yu Ling'er had just finished learning when she saw a figure walking out from a dark corner.At the same time, he muttered: "Accumulate virtue and do good deeds, retreat all over the body, chilling and unscrupulous ghosts blow lights... Flowers are not flowers, fog is not fog, dust returns to dust, and the road returns to the road. Hundreds of flowers bloom again, clouds and mist clear, and a new road opens from the world of mortals to the earth..."

(End of this chapter)