The west room is very warm, and as soon as you enter the room, you feel that your coat is obviously unnecessary. There are three sets of unrolled quilts piled on the kang and under the window sill. There is a round table next to the big kang, and the table is filled with chicken, duck, and fish.
Gao Jianmin invited the three of them to their seats and introduced from the side: "Ms. Tang, these meals are incomparable to those in big cities. I don't know if they taste to your taste, but the ingredients are absolutely fresh. The chickens and ducks are all raised by ourselves.
The chickens are pure, never fed with feed, and the fish are caught from the river by the villagers. They are all natural and pollution-free."
"Thank you." Tang Miao nodded slightly, pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Sit down and eat together."
"Okay, okay." Gao Jianmin seemed to have been greatly favored. He immediately moved a stool, brought bowls and chopsticks, and sat on the opposite side. He also took out a bottle of wine that looked older than Tan Xuan and the others to give.
Everyone poured wine.
Xiao Di hurriedly stopped Gao Jianmin, "Director Gao, we don't drink, so this is exempt."
"You must be exhausted after a long day's journey. Drinking a little wine will relieve your fatigue." Gao Jianmin continued to advise.
"No, we are used to this method. We are not tired at all. We just need to rest for a night."
"Madam, you don't drink. This gentleman, please drink some." Gao Jianmin turned to Tan Xuan on the other side. As a result, Tang Miao couldn't sit still this time, and together with Xiao Di, he stopped Gao Jianmin from such dangerous behavior.
"He can't even drink." Xiao Di and Tang Miao said almost in unison.
Gao Jianmin was startled, and sat down on the stool while holding a wine bottle and looking at the two menacing women in front of him.
Tan Xuan chuckled, glanced at the two girls, took the wine bottle from Gao Jianmin's hand, put it on the table, and explained: "I'm sorry, Director Gao, I have to drive into the mountains tomorrow, so I can't drink."
After Gao Jianmin was stunned for a moment, he immediately smiled and said: "Yes, yes, I didn't think carefully. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
If you don't drink alcohol, you can eat a lot of food quickly, and it didn't take long for everyone to be full. Gao Jianmin and his wife cleared the table, made a pot of scented tea for the three of them, and brought a lot of local dried fruits.
"It's just spring, what are you going to do in the mountains?" After having a meal together, Gao Jianmin spoke more casually, and after a few casual conversations, he asked out his doubts.
"I saw an ancient book, which said that the scenery in the mountains northwest of Jiangzhou is very good, so I wanted to come over. I wanted to come before the Spring Festival, but the mountains were blocked by heavy snow. I didn't come here until the snow melted."
"You went into the mountains just for fun?" Gao Jianmin looked at the three young men, one man and two women, sitting on the edge of the kang in confusion. "If you just go to the mountains for fun, I will take you to the nearby mountains tomorrow.
Don’t go too deep into it.”
"No." Tang Miao waved her hand and thanked Gao Jianmin for his kindness, "You don't need to accompany us. We are not wandering around here. We have to go into the mountains to see the sunrise, clouds, and sunset in the depths of the mountains."
"What! Are you going into the mountains?" Gao Jianmin was stunned, looking at the three of them in disbelief, and then waved his hands vigorously, "No, it's very dangerous in the mountains, let alone those of you who come from the city to play.
Even us locals don’t dare to go deep into the mountains. Going west, the roads in the mountains are narrow and broken, and the car you drive can’t drive very far.”
"That's okay. The car can't move, so we'll just park it there. We can't climb online. Mountains of this height are simply not worth mentioning to us who are used to exploring. Not to mention that the ice and snow have melted.
Mountains, I have climbed many snow-capped mountains even more steep than this in foreign countries."
Gao Jianmin said with a serious face: "This is incomparable to those snow-capped mountains. Miss Tang, do you know how big this mountain is? It's hundreds of miles away. It's all out of the province to the north. It's full of deep mountains and old forests. It's very dangerous. Listen.
The elders say that there are wolves, tigers, black blind men and other wild animals in the mountains, so you must not go in there."
Tang Mengha said nonchalantly: "It's not as serious as you said. I have already done research on this mountain on satellite maps. It's normal to have wild animals. We can handle it."
"That won't work either. This mountain is disgusting. I heard that devils live in the mountains."
"Devil?" Tan Xuan and others' eyes lit up.
"Yes." Gao Jianmin clicked.
He nodded and said matter-of-factly: "This mountain is not clean. Before the liberation, a group of little devils went in and never came out. After the liberation, a group of brave people also went in, but then one came back and made them look like ghosts.
, he was no longer human. He died within a day after arriving home. Before his death, he kept talking about ghosts, ghosts. The old man in the village said it was the devil in the mountains and asked him to come back and bring a message to everyone. He was not allowed to disturb it again.
In the future, the farthest people in the village can go into the mountain is Erdaolingzi, and no one dares to go inside. In the past, no one dared to worship at the ancestral graves in the village. Now those who have died will be buried in
Erdaolingzi, let the ancestors of these villages continue to protect the peace of the village after death and prevent the evil spirits from the mountains from coming down."
Tang Miao frowned and said, "Village Chief Gao, who did you listen to these things? Forget it if others spread it, how come you, a village cadre, are also spreading these feudal superstitions?"
Gao Jianmin said with a painful look on his face: "Why am I spreading feudal superstition? The man who ran back was my second grandfather, my grandfather's biological brother. Because of this, he couldn't be buried after his death. After he was cremated, his ashes were poured into the river."
It’s here, and now that it’s the New Year’s Day, there’s no place to burn paper for him.”
"this……"
Tang Miao stopped talking and looked at Tan Xuan with Xiao Di. After all, he was the one who had a soft spot for monsters and monsters.
Tan Xuan sneered and said: "What mountain doesn't have some legends about monsters and ghosts? Adventure, adventure, what are we doing here if there is no risk? Let me ask you, are you afraid?"
"Not afraid." Xiao Di and Tang Miao both shook their heads.
"That's all right. What's there to be afraid of? If there is a ghost, we can capture it and be our guide to show us the way."
"You..." Gao Jianmin wanted to persuade him, but Tang Miao stopped him just as he was about to speak.
"Village Chief Gao, we appreciate your kindness. It's already dark now. We have to go into the mountains early tomorrow, so we need to rest first. You should also go to bed early. You and your wife have worked hard today to prepare such a sumptuous dinner for us. Tomorrow
I would also like to trouble you to help us with Jordan’s breakfast.”
"You...sigh!" Seeing that these three people couldn't listen to what he said, Gao Jianmin shook his head, turned around and left with a sigh.
Hearing Gao Jianmin's sigh gradually disappearing, and finally being completely cut off by the sound of a door closing, Tang Miao and Xiao Di both covered their mouths and started laughing.
Tan Xuan looked at the two girls, then at the three brand new sets of quilts on the kang, and said: "Stop laughing, spread out the quilts, and study how to sleep. Go to sleep quickly, tomorrow will not be so comfortable.
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Tang Miao rolled her eyes at Tan Xuan and said, "How do you sleep? Who among you sleeps with a big quilt on your left and right? Do you dare?"
Tan Xuan chuckled, "Forget it, I'm not a good sleeper. If you don't wake up tomorrow morning, I'll have to go underground to look for you."
There was no need to study the bunk matter. Before they finished speaking, Xiao Di had already divided the positions. Tang Miao slept at the head of the kang, Tan Xuan slept at the end of the kang, and she slept in the middle. At least one more person could lie in between each of them.
Turning off the lights, there was only a hazy moonlight in the room. It was quiet all around. I could only hear the occasional vague voices in the east room. I didn't know if the old couple were talking about their trip to the mountains or studying tomorrow morning.
Prepare something to eat for them.
"Are you asleep?" Tang Miao asked softly from the bed beside the bed.
"You're asleep, don't talk." Tan Xuan replied angrily.
"Why are you still talking when you're asleep?" Tang Miao said, "It's too hot inside the bed, as if there's a fire underneath. It's so hot that I can't sleep."
"Just cherish the opportunity to sleep on the hot bed. Once you get into the mountains, you won't be able to sleep comfortably." As soon as Tan Xuang said this, he was pinched by a hand that got into his bed, and he stopped immediately.
speech.
"The heated kang is just like this. It won't get hot in the middle of the night. You can use this place as a steam room. It will feel so comfortable when your whole body is warmed up." Xiao Di explained to Tang Miao. She knew that this wealthy lady who grew up on the southern seaside was
It is inevitable that you will not get used to it when sleeping on a heated bed for the first time.
"But the heat I feel now is not comfortable, but uncomfortable. I guess I will get used to it in a while."
"If you really can't stand it, you can change with Tan Xuan. Your side is at the end of the kang, which is the hottest place on the kang."
"Okay, then Tan Xuan and I will s"
Tang Miao immediately got out of the bed, turned on the light, put on her clothes and stood in front of Tan Xuan's head, asking Tan Xuan to change her position. She only changed positions, and she didn't even need the quilt. As for the clothes, she didn't have any clothes in front of Tan Xuan.
What privacy is there at all?
Looking at Tang Miao with a red face, although he was only wearing pajamas, his hair was already stuck to his face. Tan Xuan was speechless. He got out of bed and rolled on Xiao Di, then directly to the bed, and rolled again as soon as he got into bed.
He got out and finally lay down on the quilt. There was no way, Tang Miao was afraid of being burned, and so was he. Unexpectedly, Gao Jianmin was really not afraid of wasting firewood when burning the kang.
"Why don't you take off your clothes when you sleep?" Tang Miao asked curiously after getting into Tan Xuan's bed without falling down. Instead, he sat there and looked at Tan Xuan who only took off his coat.
"I'm afraid you're going to do something wrong with me."
"You... gangster!"
Tang Miao took off his coat and hit Tan Xuan on him. His already red face became even brighter. He fell down and wrapped himself in a quilt from head to toe.
Turning off the lights again, the room became even quieter. Even the east room was silent. Only the night wind outside the house blew the plastic sheet outside the window from time to time. Hearing the even breathing coming from beside him, Tan Xuan also closed his eyes.
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When Tan Xuan woke up again, there was a person standing in front of him. The person pulled his head and called his name softly, like a thief, calling out quickly but not daring to speak loudly.
"Tan Xuan, Tan Xuan..."
After seeing clearly that the person on the ground was Tang Miao, Tan Xuan let out a sigh of relief, suppressed his anger, lowered his voice and asked: "You don't sleep at night, what do you call ***?"
"I drank some bad tea before going to bed, and now I want to go to the bathroom."
"Then you go, what are you calling ***?"
"It's dark outside, I don't dare to go by myself, please accompany me out for a while." Tang Miao said shivering, not sure whether it was from the cold or from suffocation.
"Oh!" Tan Xuan wished he could give himself a slap in the face and take this person out with him. Not only was he a bodyguard, but now he was also a nanny.
"Put your clothes on, it's cold outside."
Tan Xuan helped Xiao Di get the quilt while he was doing it. Without turning on the light, he put on his clothes and went to the ground to put on some clothes. He carefully took Tang Miao outside the house.
"Just find a corner where you can go, I'll wait for you here." Tan Xuan stood at the door and whispered.
"Oh." Tang Miao didn't go far, and squatted down by the west courtyard wall.
"Turn around." Tang Miao said to Tan Xuan in a trembling voice.
"trouble!"
Tan Xuan turned around, with his back to Tang Miao, and looked towards the east courtyard wall.
"Hmm!" Tan Xuan's listless eyes instantly shot out a chill, and then he stretched his hands in front of him and stamped his feet vigorously.
"roll!"
Tan Xuan lowered his voice and uttered one word,
"Snapped!"
A stone fell from the east courtyard wall, and then a gust of wind suddenly blew in the courtyard. It turned around the corner and then blew outside the courtyard.
"Ghost, there is a ghost!"
Suddenly there was a shout from behind Tan Xuan. Tan Xuan looked back and saw Tang Miao running over with his pants in hand under the darkness.
"What are you arguing about in the middle of the night? Do you want to wake up everyone in the village to watch you go to the toilet? Shut up!" Tan Xuan scolded in a low voice with a cold face.
"No, there is a ghost!" Tang Miao ran to Tan Xuan and took Tan Xuan's arm. He pointed in the direction of the east wall and said in a panic: "There must be a ghost over there if there is Yin Qi. Eh..."
Tang Miao was suddenly stunned, "Where is that yin energy? Why can't I feel it?"
"Do you think your intuition is more useful than my eyes?" Tan Xuan looked at Tang Miao and said coldly, "What a fuss, there has never been a ghost in a place with people, go back to the house and sleep."
With that said, Tan Xuan shook off Tang Miao's arm, opened the door and entered the room, and Tang Miao quickly followed.
After returning to the house, they each went back to their respective beds and lay down. I don’t know whether Tang Miao was cold or frightened. She kept shivering in bed and finally lost her brain.
The bags were all hidden under the quilt.
As soon as Tan Xuan closed his eyes, he felt his quilt move, and then a warm hand grasped his hand. This feeling was so familiar that he knew who the owner of the hand was without having to guess.
"What did you do just now?" Xiao Di wrote in the palm of Tan Xuan's hand. The strokes were a bit heavy, and each stroke made Tan Xuan's palm feel like a knife.
"She didn't dare to go to the toilet by herself, so she woke me up and went out with her." Tan Xuan replied in the same way, but his method was many times gentler.
"Then what did she shout just now?"
"There was a kid climbing on the wall in the yard. I chased it away, but she noticed it."
Xiao Di's hand shook and he immediately wrote: "What the hell? Are you just passing by or has some purpose?"
"I'm not sure, Tang Miao interrupted me before I could see clearly."
Under the quilt, Xiao Di's hand did not move. But just after a moment of silence, Tan Xuan suddenly turned over and got into Xiao Di's quilt.
Xiao Di was startled and lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing?"
Tang Miao, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, suddenly sat up and asked, "What are you doing? There is another person next to you. Can you please consider my feelings?"
"Shut up!" Tan Xuan yelled at Tang Miao, and said to Xiao Di excitedly: "I fell asleep just now and was not possessed by a demon."