In fact, the meaning is very obvious at this point. It is the same as Village Chief Yang's self-expression yesterday. Faced with the indiscriminate killing of innocent people by Li Qi, Village Chief Yang himself in his seventies is not afraid of death. The old man is not afraid of death, but he
But he is very concerned about the life and death of his granddaughter. Because of this, this also explains why Village Chief Yang has been frowning recently. It is obvious that the old man wants to solve the incident, and his eagerness is no less than that of He Fei.
As mentioned above, because he was concerned about his granddaughter's safety, after thinking about it all night, Village Chief Yang made up his mind early this morning. He decided to ask Mrs. Chen no matter what, whether the body could still be found, and there was nothing he could find.
Needless to say, if he can find it, then he will do it himself regardless of the risks, and he will stop the killing even if he dies!
However...
Just when Village Chief Yang made up his mind and turned around to leave, the next moment, He Fei also left his seat and stood up. Next, He Fei's expression also changed, becoming solemn and extremely serious. At the same time,
At the same time, he also said something that puzzled the old man and everyone present:
"Village Chief Yang, if the purpose is to solve the incident, I personally think that I...maybe more suitable to meet Granny Chen than you if you are older."
………
Hooray, hooray.
Da da da da…
Listening to his own footsteps and feeling the cool breeze blowing against his body from time to time, He Fei, who was walking alone on the rural dirt road, felt a little flustered.
He persuaded Village Chief Yang, using some of his ideas and the reason that he planned to find Mrs. Chen yesterday to persuade the old man. He first learned from Village Chief Yang where Mrs. Chen lived, and then set off without stopping.
Although he had met Granny Chen as early as yesterday, when he first entered the village chief's house, and also knew something about Granny Chen from Village Chief Yang, He Fei had never really interacted with her, not to mention the feeling in his heart.
The question that he had been thinking about for a long time also urgently needed answers from Granny Chen, otherwise he would not dare to venture out alone.
Taking risks was taking risks, and going out was going out. However, as he continued to walk farther and farther, it was only then that He Fei deeply understood the true meaning of "inexplicable fear".
Zhao Chengbing was afraid and did not follow him, so he stayed at the village chief's house. He Fei had no objection to this. After all, it was only his own unilateral decision to go to Mrs. Chen. In addition, there was a riot in the village, and his classmates were too afraid to accompany him.
Within reason, it was right to say so, but it was painful for He Fei.
If yesterday, when he didn't listen to the village chief describing the current situation of Jingtao Village, he was just surprised and curious about the empty village, then after learning the truth of the matter and observing the village again, He Fei was afraid!
Walking on the streets of an empty and deserted village, looking around at the dead houses with no one there, and thinking about the recent disappearances of people, He Fei got goosebumps all over his body, and as he walked, he gradually developed a thought.
An impulse, an urge to immediately turn back the way you came.
(Psychological effects, these are all psychological effects, don’t scare yourself, calm down, calm down.)
Fortunately, He Fei has a relatively strong psychological quality. When he found himself shrouded in fear, the young man responded quickly and began to give himself hints in his mind, trying his best to calm himself down.
"call!"
Not to mention, this trick really worked. Soon, after some self-suggestion, the young man not only reduced his fear a lot, but also stopped thinking wildly while walking. After taking a long breath, he continued walking steadily along the village
The streets keep passing through.
Finally, after passing through the main street and turning through several alleys, He Fei stopped and stood in front of a farmyard that was similar to other houses.
This is Granny Chen’s house.
Looking at the gate of the courtyard, the first thing that caught his eye was naturally the most common door god portrait in rural areas. But strangely, at this moment, He Fei was greatly surprised when he looked at the two door god portraits in front of him. The reason came from the door god and other houses in front of him.
different.
The custom of Chinese people posting Spring Festival couplets or door gods is well known to the world. Of course, there are some differences. If every household in cities and towns often posts Spring Festival couplets with auspicious characters as the theme, then some rural areas tend to post door gods.
The door god, that is, the god who guards the door, is a type of painting affixed to the door during the Lunar New Year. As the god who guards the door in folk belief, people affix its image to the door to ward off evil spirits and protect their homes. This is a deeply rooted folk belief.
The patron saint is popular among the people. According to traditional customs, every household is busy on the eve of the Spring Festival, writing Spring Festival couplets and posting door gods.
Even though it was autumn, He Fei still saw many paintings of door gods during the Chinese New Year on the doors of houses along the way. Although the types were different, generally speaking, the characters in the paintings were only a few familiar historical generals.
only……
Why is it that I don’t recognize any of the door gods posted in front of Granny Chen’s house?
Regardless of whether it is on the left or the right, the characters in the painting all have ferocious faces, giving people a strong sense of menace. He Fei certainly knows that it is normal to paint the door gods more sinisterly in order to protect the house from the evil spirits, but the problem is the two people in the painting in front of him.
He is no longer a human being, but more like a mandrill from the underworld!
For a moment, He Fei stood in front of the courtyard gate, staring at the portrait in trance. He was silent for a long time, until...
Until a sudden voice came out from behind:
"Don't think about it, that's not the door god at all."
"Whoaaah!"
It is conceivable that in a dead and silent village where there was definitely a disturbance, and he was already nervous, when a cold voice came out from behind, He Fei was frightened. He was so frightened that three souls left his body and seven souls ascended to the sky.
First, his whole body shook wildly and he screamed, then he quickly looked back behind him.
Full of fear, I turned around to take a closer look, and what I saw was a woman, a middle-aged woman in her late 50s, an ordinary rural woman dressed in plain clothes and without any features whatsoever.
He Fei was deeply impressed by the middle-aged woman. Although the woman looked tired at the moment, He Fei still clearly remembered who she was.
Mrs. Chen!
It was Mrs. Chen whom I met yesterday at the village chief’s house!
only……
Why is Granny Chen not at home? Instead, she looks tired as if she just came back from work somewhere?
Getting back to the topic, after confirming the identity of the visitor, He Fei, who was almost paralyzed, felt a little better. He slapped his chest with his hand and complained and howled miserably: "Ah, Chen, Granny Chen, don't you make any sound when you walk? Just now
I was almost scared to death by you. Do you know that this person can scare people to death..."
The college students patted their chests for fear of chattering, but Mrs. Chen didn't take it seriously. She still replied in a calm tone, and replied with a profound meaning: "People may scare people to death, but weeds don't scare people, and there is no need to scare people."
.”
(Instead of directly killing people?)
This was an additional addition that He Fei instinctively thought of after listening to Mrs. Chen’s words.
What He Fei felt in his heart, Mrs. Chen obviously didn't care. She said it was so, but it was also true. Sure enough, after seeing that the person who came looked familiar, she pondered for a while, and then Mrs. Chen returned to the topic and asked directly: "You should be the person yesterday."
One of the two city dwellers coming to the village chief’s house, right?”
"Well, yes, my name is He Fei. I am a merchant. I passed through your village with my friend Zhao Chengbing. We did stay at the head of Yang Village yesterday." Seeing that the other party also recognized him, He Fei
Fei hurriedly introduced his random made-up personal identity.
Maybe she was really tired outside before. He Fei said it. Granny Chen, who seemed not to care about her identity as a young man, did not answer. Her tired face remained unchanged. She could only look up and down with a pair of eyes, carefully looking at her.
Get up in front of the young man.
The two sides were silent for a long time, looking at each other for a long time. It was not until He Fei became increasingly uncomfortable staring at him that Chen Po took the lead in taking action while looking away, pushing open the courtyard door, and then said to He Fei without looking back:
"Come in."
Mrs. Chen's direct invitation without any nonsense surprised He Fei, who had expected the other party to ask about something first. Surprise was an accident. Since the other party extended the invitation without asking, why did he have to explain more?
Following Mrs. Chen into the courtyard, the courtyard was unremarkable, a typical rural courtyard scene. Overall, it was not much different from Yang Village Chief’s house, but...
The moment he walked into the main hall of the main hall, He Fei's expression changed and he became surprised, and his eyes even used their gaze to scan the surrounding environment.
Looking closely, I saw a landscape ink painting hanging in front of the main room. There was no one in the painting. The content was a beautiful fairyland surrounded by clouds, mountains and mist. In front of the painting was a high-legged altar table, with a large number of porcelain statues of gods and goddesses enshrined on the table.
There are many kinds of gods, including
There are also some unfamiliar statues of Guanyin, God of Wealth or Buddha. Of course, these are not all in the hall. In addition to some whisks, willow branches and other items hanging on the walls on both sides, the most incomprehensible thing is that there are scattered on the ground.
A little rice…
In the main room, He Fei was looking around curiously, while Mrs. Chen didn't say anything as if she had expected the other party's reaction. She just sat on a stool and waited silently. After a while, she saw that the young man had finished observing.
After taking a sip from a cup of herbal tea in front of the table, she raised her hand and invited: "Please sit down."
"Uh, ah, hehe, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
As He Fei sat down politely, Chen Po, who was slightly relieved from fatigue, once again got straight to the point and proactively asked: "Mr. He Fei, I don't care about your true identity and I am not curious about your purpose in coming to the village. Since you came here specifically today,
Come to me, I think you should already know about 'that incident' from Village Chief Yang, right?"
Of course He Fei knew what 'that thing' specifically meant, otherwise he wouldn't have gone all the way to Granny Chen's house to find the other party. Seeing that the other party was so direct, he gave up his intention of being polite, nodded, and immediately said
He replied in the same direct tone: "Well, just as you guessed, Mrs. Chen, Village Chief Yang told us about Zhao Huanzhen as early as yesterday."
Seeing the young man nodding his head to admit, as expected, Mrs. Chen, who had been calm just now, immediately frowned, then stared at He Fei with doubtful eyes and continued to ask: "Since it is known that there is a plague in the village, why don't you grow up in Yang Village properly?
Why do you still dare to wander around the village alone while hiding or burning incense and worshiping Buddha like other villagers? Aren't you afraid of that female hawk? And..."