SFS Chapter 447 Staying overnight, don't go out at night
Chapter 447 Staying overnight, don't go out at night
Not long after they came out of Yan'an City, it suddenly started to rain, which naturally delayed their journey and slowed them down. When they passed a narrow mountain road, a landslide suddenly occurred, and the road ahead was blocked by fallen rocks. It would take some time to clear it up. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and the sky was getting dark, they simply found a nearby village to rest, planning to change the road and continue on the next day after the rain stopped.
They found the nearest village to stay for one night. Zi Yexiu's men went to explore the way first and finally found the family they were staying with. That family was the village chief, and his was the largest family in the entire village.
Yao Qingnian noticed something was wrong as soon as she entered the village. It was not yet dark and the whole village was quiet. However, she did not think much about it. It was raining so heavily, wasn't it normal for everyone to stay at home?
After entering the village and arriving at the village chief's house, the village chief asked them to quickly go into the yard, then looked outside, and then locked the gate tightly. Immediately, Wang Wu and the others became alert.
The village chief hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, in our village, every household will lock their doors before dark. There is no peace in the village."
The village chief was about fifty years old, not tall, with a kind face, a head full of white hair, and a slightly hunched body. According to him, he lived with his eldest son's family, but his son happened to go back to his parents' home with his wife and children today, so there were only the two of them at home. As he spoke, his wife also came out of the house.
"It's raining heavily outside, you should come into the house quickly to avoid catching a cold. I have prepared some freshly boiled ginger soup for you, drink it to warm your body." The village chief's wife warmly invited them into the house.
"Thank you, auntie." Yao Qingnian expressed her gratitude.
"Girl, you are so polite. Don't be shy. It's like being at home here. I'll make the bed for you. You sit down first." After saying that, he turned and left.
Zi Yexiu sat down without any hesitation. He had no followers with him. His men always came and went without a trace. No one knew how they survived outside in the rain. Yao Qingnian chose a seat farthest from him and took a sip of the hot ginger soup: "Ba Shi."
Zi Yexiu looked at the steaming ginger soup in the bowl, then looked at Yao Qingnian. It was just a bowl of ordinary ginger soup, but she drank it like a delicious delicacy. Was it really that delicious?
"What are you looking at? You have it too." Yao Qingnian saw him staring at her, holding the bowl and gulping down the ginger soup in it.
"Rude." Zi Yexiu uttered these two words lightly, picked up the bowl in front of him and imitated Yao Qingnian, drinking the ginger soup in the bowl.
"You are gentle." Yao Qingnian rolled her eyes and ignored him. This guy said that he was rude, but he was just imitating her, except that he didn't make the purring sound.
Tornado and the others couldn't help but laugh as they watched the two bickering.
After resting for a while, the village chief's wife had tidied up the rooms. Since the rooms were limited, she cleaned up three rooms in total. One room was for the big devil Zi Yexiu, and the rest of them had one room each for Yao Qingnian and the others.
"Girl, we are in a remote and poor area, which is not as good as the towns. Please make do with these beddings. They are all clean. Please use them as is. Don't be disgusted by them. Just tell us if you need anything." The village chief's wife said to Yao Qingnian kindly.
She noticed that although they were dressed rather simply, they still looked somewhat out of place compared to the people in the village.
It was normal for someone to ask for a place to stay overnight. Seeing that it was raining heavily, the village chief's wife did not think of asking for money. She just wanted to help if she could. However, the person who asked for a place to stay directly gave her a silver ingot, saying that their master would be here soon and they would leave after resting for a night, without giving her any chance to refuse.
They received the money from the other party, which was so much that it was enough to cover their family's expenses for a year. So the old couple treated the other party warmly, fearing that they would not take good care of him and would be unworthy of the money he spent.
"Okay, auntie, thank you for your hard work." Yao Qingnian replied with a smile.
Zi Ye Xiu didn't say a word and walked into one of the rooms.
"Then I won't disturb your rest. I'll go make dinner and call you when it's ready." After she had made all the arrangements, she walked towards the kitchen.
The yard of the village chief's house is just an ordinary tiled house. Although it is simple, it is quite clean. After being caught in the rain, everyone went back to the house and changed into clean clothes.
"Miss, do you feel that there is something wrong with this village?" Shan Wei said.
"Well, the gate was locked before it got dark. I just heard from the village chief that there is unrest in the village." It seems that something is going to happen in the village at night, but she is not panicked, because she knows that there are Zi Yexiu's people near the yard. They are all professional killers and are safe.
After they rested for a while, the voice of the village head's wife rang out in the yard: "Girls, come out to eat. The meal is ready."
"Okay, I'll be right there!" Yao Qingnian and Shan Wei stood up and walked towards the main room. The rain had stopped at this time and the whole village was silent.
When I came to the main room, I saw a table full of dishes. The aroma of chicken soup was wafting in the air. There were bacon, fresh chicken soup, stir-fried cabbage, etc. It was obvious that the old couple put a lot of effort into their preparation.
"These are all home-cooked dishes. Come, sit down and eat." The village head and his wife invited them to sit down. Yao Qingnian sat down without hesitation and started eating. Although the dishes were simple, they were full of the flavor of life.
"You guys should eat too, why are you standing?" Seeing Xuanfeng and Shanwei suddenly become restrained, Yao Qingnian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zi Yexiu beside her, who was calmly scooping a bowl of soup, then put a chicken leg in her bowl.
"???" Yao Qingnian was a little surprised when he suddenly got so good. Did he poison her? What was he thinking? He must not know that he had killed his men, otherwise how could he sit beside her so calmly? I must be overthinking it. Well, it's okay, Yao Qingnian comforted herself.
Xuanfeng and Shanwei looked at each other and then sat down. Wang Wu was not restrained and started to eat with big mouthfuls.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you, no matter what happens at night, don't go out." The village chief put down his chopsticks and reminded.
"Why?"
"This... Sigh... Let me tell you, our village is not clean, there are ghosts. At night, many villagers seem to be possessed by evil spirits, wandering around the village uncontrollably, and many people have died because of this!
I didn’t believe it at first, thinking it was a prank, until that night when I saw with my own eyes several villagers walking around the village in strange postures with lifeless eyes, and I had to believe it.”
"Possessed by a ghost?" Yao Qingnian didn't quite believe it.