Aunt Feng took a deep breath and patted her high chest vigorously: "When the police arrived, they found an old man hiding half of his body in a hole dug by someone who knew nothing about the ground. The lower half of his body had been eaten! There were still stains on his body.
With pink fur, ouch!”
"Eat it all?!" I was excited, what kind of thing can eat... half a person? Is it a beast? But what kind of man-eating beast is digging holes in the ground? Is it pink?
"Are you sure it's Li Qiang?" The second uncle said in a more serious tone.
Aunt Feng patted her thigh: "Yes, absolutely yes, my sister followed me in and took a look. She described the old man to me. I thought it was Li Qiang, wasn't he? Li Qiang made trouble at your door this morning. The clothes and shoes he was wearing
, hair style, everything is the same! Are you talking about our Lotus City..."
The second uncle hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop her: "Sister, don't do anything bad and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. This incident might have been an accident. Why did he die? Who died? The police will investigate clearly. We don't have to be afraid. Time
If you’re late, go home early.”
"But..." Aunt Feng hesitated, her face becoming more and more frightened, "Second brother, the monster you talked about in the morning was definitely put away by you, right?"
"Yeah, sure."
Aunt Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay, second brother, all the neighbors have to thank you."
"It's a small effort, so thank you."
After receiving the second uncle's assurance, Aunt Feng was completely relieved and planned to go back.
I discovered that the nearby store owners were all hiding in the supermarket and eavesdropping. Even Wu Jin and Wu Jin’s wife were inside. They were as relieved as Aunt Feng and went back to their respective stores.
The second uncle took Lulu and we crossed the road.
I raised my head and asked: "Second uncle, what kind of wild beast digs holes in the ground and is pink?"
The second uncle shook his head and paid attention to the passing vehicles: "I don't know, the second uncle has never seen such a beast."
"Then he died a violent death, right?" Lulu asked me as she asked.
I nodded: "Well, it's not a natural death, it's a violent death."
Lulu rubbed her arms: "It's so scary, I have goosebumps."
The second uncle lowered his head and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What are you afraid of? It has nothing to do with us. There are wild animals in the woods at the train station and they can't enter the city."
I nodded: "Yeah."
Without Li Qiang, the landlord didn't show up, and Bai Jing actually didn't come either. My family finally had a quiet time for a few days.
My second uncle took advantage of this time to frantically pluck my fur cloak, but the hair was too difficult to pull out. After pulling it out for so long, there was still a small half left.
Uncle Er asked Uncle Qian to help install a phone for Aunt Lu's house, and Aunt Lu also pretended to do it. We had to chat for a while every night.
Aunt Lu said that Nier had gained weight, smiled more and was now able to walk a long way.
Aunt Lu also said that after having Nier, Uncle Lu's health actually got better and better, and he no longer often felt sick on the kang.
But every time she talked about this, Aunt Lu was a little worried about whether Uncle Lu would come back to his old ways.
Aunt Lu also said that it snowed heavily over there, and most of the houses in the villages farther away were crushed. Only a few villages under Aunt Li's care were safe, and Aunt Lu's house didn't even get any snow on it.
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Uncle Lu squeezed over and told me quietly that he actually saw that when it snowed heavily, I, Aunt Li, led many little ghosts to protect the houses in the village. He also asked Uncle Qian to lead people to worship at the Town God's Temple.
My heart skipped a beat.
Uncle Lu can see the city god and ghosts...Does that mean...I held back the discomfort in my heart and hung up the phone with Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu.
In addition to this thing that makes me uncomfortable, there is another thing in my family.
The seventh day of brother Song Liang's mourning for Uncle Song had passed. He had no place to stay in Lianhua City, so his second uncle asked him to come and stay at home and share a room with him.
Brother Song Liang is very honest and gentle. He helps out in the restaurant during the day, and when he comes back at night, he volunteers to teach Lulu and us some simple elementary school lessons.
I feel very happy because this is another toe-sized step closer to my goal of attending Southern University.
In a blink of an eye, ten days will pass.
That night, Chen Xi took me out to buy burritos with her.
Each of us was wrapped in a thick coat, a scarf and a hat that only exposed a pair of eyes.
We stuffed the burritos into our coats, ran back excitedly, opened the door, and the quiet atmosphere of the home made me feel a little unusual.
"Lulu?" I took off my coat and shoes, and put the burritos on the dining table with Chen Xi.
Lulu was sitting on the sofa wiping her tears.
Chenxi's eyes widened and she whispered in my ear: "Lulu was beaten?"
"How is it possible? Second uncle never hits us."
The second uncle stood in front of the refrigerator, looking at the phone on the refrigerator in a daze.
At this time, brother Song Liang poked his head out of the kitchen and waved to me.
I tiptoed over, and brother Song Liang bent down and whispered to me with a sad face: "It seems that there was a call from your hometown just now. A man named Lu Zhanqiu seems to be dying."
There was a loud noise in my mind, and I couldn't react for a while. There seemed to be too much information rushing through my mind, blocking my reaction.
Uncle Lu...is it going to die? Uncle Lu is going to die?
What should Aunt Lu do? What should Nier do?
How sad will Aunt Lu be? How will Aunt Lu take care of Nier alone in the future? How will she live? What will happen to her family’s fields?
Will Aunt Lu be lonely? I am very worried about Aunt Lu.
As I thought about it, my eyes felt wet and hot.
In my blurred vision, I saw Brother Song Liang's fair face and pursed lips. His big hands rubbed the top of my head in a panic: "Good Nuanning, don't cry."
The second uncle's sighing voice sounded from the living room: "Xiao Liang."
"Hey, second brother." Brother Song Liang patted my little shoulder and strode out.
"Tomorrow I will take my two children back to attend the funeral, and you will help me manage the restaurant. Also, the weather is too cold now. I originally planned to go to the construction site tomorrow and tell them to stop work first, and wait until the construction starts next spring. You can convey this to me."
"Okay, don't worry, second brother."
Brother Song Liang walked to the coffee table and wrote down the things he had to do tomorrow in his notebook one by one. As he wrote, he suddenly raised his head worriedly.
"Second brother, the beast in the woods near the train station has not been caught yet. I asked around and found that no one dares to go to the train station recently. There are few people. You must be careful with Nuan Ting and Lulu."
The second uncle nodded and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll leave the house to you."
Early the next morning, Aunt Duan drove us to the train station.
During the car ride, my aunt kept telling us to be careful of the woods at the train station. She said that there were wild beasts there and the news spread throughout Lotus City.
Fang Zhongyu was a little uneasy. He kept rubbing the corners of his clothes with both hands, glancing at Lulu and me.
Lulu took a deep breath and pinched his ears: "What are you doing? You're sneaky."
Fang Zhongyu frowned, grinned and looked away: "You won't come back this time, right?"
I was stunned: "No, we just go back to see Aunt Lu."
"That's okay." Fang Zhongyu breathed a sigh of relief, and his look made my heart warm.
Aunt Duan parked the car at the entrance of the train station, and we got out of the car and said goodbye to Aunt Duan and Fang Zhongyu.
The car drove away and we were about to walk to the station. When I turned around, I was caught off guard and met a pair of old but helpless eyes.
He stood at the edge of the woods with eyes wide open.