The grimace reflected in the water had ice-cold pupils. For a moment, I felt like the blood all over my body had frozen.
I was slightly absent-minded. When I wanted to take a closer look at the ghostly face, I found that the ghostly face had disappeared from the water.
How is that possible?
I wiped my eyes and looked into the water again, but nothing worked!
Could it be that I saw it wrong just now? I'm a little unsure.
"Zhao Dongfang, what are you looking at?" Meng Shiyu poked my arm and asked doubtfully.
"Um... I felt like I saw a small insect in the water just now, but when I looked again, I didn't know why it was gone!" I scratched my head, trying hard not to let Old Man Zhang and Meng Shiyu see that I was lying.
"Did you see it wrong?" Meng Shiyu said nonchalantly.
"Haha... It doesn't matter even if there are really bugs or something inside. We country people are not as particular as you city people!" Old Man Zhang smiled, and all the wrinkles on his face relaxed. "Okay, I'm leaving now! You guys
If you are willing to stay in Shanshui Town for a while, you can come and find me!"
After Old Man Zhang finished speaking, he walked away carrying two loads of water.
I looked at the back of Old Man Zhang, and then combined with the group of dead bats I saw at the beginning and the grimaces I saw, all of this reminded me that this seemingly peaceful and quiet town was actually full of weirdness, and I had to
Be careful!
"Why are you so dazed? Let's go find my aunt quickly!" Just as I was thinking about old man Zhang, Meng Shiyu suddenly urged me.
Then I came back to my senses, smiled and said to Meng Shiyu, "Okay, let's go quickly!"
Because Old Man Zhang has already pointed out the way for us, what we have to do next is much simpler.
Meng Shiyu and I followed the direction pointed out to us by Old Man Zhang, and finally saw three rows of buildings.
"Ah! I remembered, my aunt lives here!" Meng Shiyu pointed to the building in the middle and said excitedly.
I laughed dryly, thinking that you, old man, are really amazing. You don't remember where your aunt lives for a long time, or where your aunt's home is later, but you didn't remember until we were in front of you.
Of course, I just said these words in my mind and would not say them out loud.
Meng Shiyu happily ran to the middle building and knocked on the door.
Soon a charming young woman came out and opened the door for Meng Shiyu.
"Ah... Shiyu, it's you! You came so early!" Judging from the look of that young woman, she must be Meng Shiyu's aunt, Meng Xiuxiu.
"My dad knew you needed this thing, so I sent it to you right away!" Meng Shiyu smiled and handed the thing in her hand to Meng Xiuxiu.
"Oh! Your dad has such a character. In fact, this is the real estate certificate of my place. Because my place is about to be demolished, I need the real estate certificate. I just asked him to take time to send it to me. Who knows?
In such a hurry, I asked you to deliver it to me right away!" Meng Xiuxiu said a little annoyed.
Then she noticed my presence and looked at me curiously, and I smiled politely at her.
"Shiyu, is this your classmate?" Meng Xiuxiu pointed at me and asked Meng Shiyu.
"Yes." Meng Shiyu nodded, "He is my classmate."
Meng Xiuxiu gave Meng Shiyu a thoughtful look, "Are you a classmate or a boyfriend?"
Meng Shiyu was already thin-skinned, and Meng Xiuxiu's question simply made her feel ashamed. After a few seconds, Meng Shiyu raised her head and whispered, "It's not bad yet."
Meng Xiuxiu laughed loudly after hearing this, completely ignoring the existence of me, an outsider.
After Meng Xiuxiu had laughed enough, she called me in, "You're already here, come in quickly!"
I thought to myself, I've been standing outside for a long time, and you just thought of letting me in?
Immediately, Meng Shiyu and I entered the house.
Meng Xiuxiu's home is very spacious and decorated in a pastoral style, which is somewhat similar to the environment of Shanshui Town.
After entering the house, Meng Xiuxiu became busy, finding slippers for us, pouring tea and preparing snacks for us.
While Meng Xiuxiu was washing fruits in the kitchen, Meng Shiyu told me that Meng Xiuxiu's husband, Meng Shiyu's uncle, was a businessman and often traveled to other places on business, so he was often at home alone in Shanshui Town.
Soon Meng Xiuxiu walked out of the room wearing a floral skirt, holding fruits and snacks in her hands.
"Shiyu! It's hard for you to come here this time. Tomorrow and the next two days are weekends. Why don't you stay at my place for two more days!" Meng Xiuxiu poured a cup of hot tea for Meng Shiyu and me respectively.
When Meng Xiuxiu said this, I remembered that today is Friday.
"This..." Meng Shiyu looked at me with some embarrassment and asked for my opinion.
"Haha... Since you finally came here once, and you don't have to go to school these two days anyway, why don't you spend more time with your aunt!" Meng Xiuxiu said this, if I say I don't agree, it's not
Too disgraceful?
Anyway, there is nothing much to do in Dongcheng City these two days. I will stay here with Meng Shiyu for two days.
If an emergency really happens in Dongcheng City, it won't be too late for me to rush back.
Meng Xiuxiu seemed to be quite interested in me. When I was drinking tea, she kept asking me about various situations. It felt like she was checking my household registration.
I suddenly thought about that old man Zhang, so I asked Meng Xiuxiu about some things about him.
"You talk about him!" Meng Xiuxiu waved her hand and said, "He is a typical weirdo here, and he doesn't have many friends!"
I find it very strange. I think Old Man Zhang has a very easy-going personality and is very warm-hearted. Logically speaking, the most important thing for such a person is friends. How come Old Man Zhang has no friends?
I told Meng Xiuxiu my doubts.
Meng Xiuxiu explained to me, "That old man Zhang has a pretty good personality, but I don't know why, but he never takes the initiative to interact with us. Except for him going out to carry two large loads of water every day during the day, I hardly see him at other times."
When I go out, the door of his house is basically closed all year round, and I don’t know what he is doing all day long!”
"Except for the few conversations we would have when we met on the road when he went out to fetch water every day, he basically had no interaction with the people in the town!"
If Meng Xiuxiu said so, this old man Zhang is really weird. He must have some secrets that others don't know about.
And now I can be sure that the grimace that appeared in the bucket was definitely not my illusion, but it was real!
At the same time, I was thinking in my mind that when we met Old Man Zhang before, he told us that if we stayed in Shanshui Town for a few more days, we could go find him.