After Lin Laosan left, everything seemed to have fallen into a kind of calm. In the eyes of Xu Guodong's family, this small mountain village had returned to peace.
The three members of the family each went about their duties. Xu Guodong hid in a small room reviewing the incantations and usage of secret techniques, while Lin Juan took care of the children and organized the housework.
There was no way to go out on a cloudy and rainy day, and with what happened before, the heat would not leave the room. The warm little home that used to be, against the backdrop of the heavy rain, actually seemed like a small cage.
, trapping the family in this place.
Darkness enveloped every corner of this mountain village. It had been raining heavily for more than a day and there was no sign of stopping.
This kind of weather seems to herald some kind of ominous phenomenon. This small village, which has been abandoned by insects and birds, and the livestock dare not make a sound, also appropriately shows how unusual this place is.
After learning that there were ghosts in the village, this unusual quietness was an invisible pressure for Xu Guodong. The darkness and silence in the rain intertwined, creating an even more mysterious environment in this small world.
Every window of the house and the walls facing the outside have been pasted with house security charms. Even for safety reasons, more home security charms have been pasted on the walls and doors of the main house from the inside.
Just in case, if the door is knocked open by a ghost, they can hide in the main room and use this main room as the last line of defense.
A small precaution is just an extra layer of protection for your own safety. When your life is threatened, you are relatively well prepared.
Of course, this is also because they have no better way. As Lin Laosan said, even if the other yellow talismans are given to them without the ability to use them, they are just pieces of waste paper.
This safe fortress made both Xu Guodong and Lin Juan feel a little safe, but in fact, Xu Guodong still had a vague feeling in his heart.
"How long will this situation last?"
Looking at the continuous heavy rain outside the window, Xu Guodong's expression changed. If it rained for a day or two, it would be fine. But if it rained for ten days and a half, even those yellow talismans might be able to withstand it.
If ghosts attack, it's impossible for them to stay out forever.
In rural areas at that time, every household would store a lot of food. Although the food was enough to eat, too much water could not be accumulated at once. Most people would put a water tank in the house, fill it with water, and wait until the water was ready.
When you are almost done, go get some water.
People can go without eating for several days, but they cannot go without drinking water for several days. Xu Guodong had already checked it in the morning. There was only half a tank of water left in the water tank. If it was full, it was only enough for their family.
Just two or three days.
"Forget it, let's try it three times for two days. When it really doesn't work anymore, I'll go out to get water."
He would not let Lin Juan take risks on this kind of thing. There was danger when going out, and naturally he, a man, had to bear the danger.
When things really come, sometimes people's thoughts will not really change anything, and the most dangerous things are not the things that are on the surface, but rather the sudden small situations.
Just when the family was staying together quietly, there was another knock on the door outside the small courtyard shrouded in heavy rain.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Even though it was still raining, the sound clearly reached the ears of Xu Guodong and Lin Juan, and their movements stopped instantly.
"Guodong!"
Lin Juan hugged the child and leaned towards the corner. The two looked at each other, neither understanding what was going on.
The four eyes met each other, with some speculation and worry in their eyes. They didn't know whether Lin Laosan was back again, or someone else came here, or...
"Juan, don't worry yet, maybe the third uncle is back."
Touching the peace charm in his arms, Xu Guodong's mood became calmer. The current situation cannot allow both people to panic. When facing danger, only calm people can accurately judge the situation.
"No way, it's definitely not the third uncle!"
Lin Juan shook her head immediately without any hesitation. Her expression was very solemn. She knew Lin Laosan, her niece, very well.
Others may leave and come back because they forget something, but Lin Laosan has always left an impression on her that he does things neatly and almost never forgets anything.
Especially when doing something dangerous, I will be fully prepared and will not act recklessly in the process.
Moreover, when Lin Laosan came before, he kicked in the door. If it was Lin Laosan, he would not knock on the door again. He already knew that neither Xu Guodong nor Lin Juan would leave the room rashly after what happened.
Go inside the yard and open the door.
The choice was simple. Lin Laosan would definitely kick open the courtyard door again.
A door is still insignificant compared to several lives. Lin Laosan is a sensible person, and of course he will not care about the minutiae at this time.
The room suddenly became silent. Xu Guodong and Lin Juan sat together and looked at the door. No one had any intention of going out.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The knock on the door rang again. Although they could not see what was going on outside, both of them seemed to be able to feel the door to the yard shaking. They did not make a sound. They were waiting, waiting for people or ghosts outside to break in.
Come, or shout out.
There was no sound or shouting when knocking on the door, which was a bit abnormal in the first place. In addition, coupled with what happened in the past two days, the stranger who appeared outside the door at this time made Xu Guodong and Lin Juan very vigilant.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The knock on the door rang again. Xu Guodong and Lin Juan silently counted the knocks. They found that there were three knocks and felt a little more at ease.
, but still no sound was made.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Mr. Xiao Xu, are you at home?"
After waiting for a long time, people's voices finally sounded outside the yard. It was raining heavily and the sound was very noisy, but the two people inside the house could hear it clearly.
"It seems like a human being?"
Xu Guodong looked hesitant and listened carefully.
"The voice sounds like she is the daughter-in-law of the Li family, but why is she coming to our house at this time?"
Lin Juan's ears were a little sharper than Xu Guodong's, and she could already tell the identity of the person coming when the sound disappeared.
"Li's wife? She came to see me? Why at this time?"
Xu Guodong was also very surprised. Although they usually lived in the same village and got along well with each other, the daughter-in-law of the Li family often came to visit their home, but they all came to see Lin Juan. This was the first time that she came to see Lin Juan.
They came to see him at home.
"Would you like to go out and take a look? It's daytime now, nothing should happen."
Although he didn't know what was going on, the relationship between the two families was pretty good. He seemed a little anxious when he heard the voice. Xu Guodong was unsure about paying attention for a while and turned to look at Lin Juan.
"It's better not to go out. Although it's daytime, it's rainy and gloomy. I always feel bad."
Lin Juan shook her head. Xu Guodong actually thought the same thing in his heart, but he was also a person who cared about feelings. The two families had a good relationship. If something really happened to the Li family, he would still be willing to help.
It's just that something is wrong with the current situation, and it's a coincidence that this Li family's daughter-in-law came.
She didn't come when Lin Lao San came. Not long after Lin Lao San left, the Li family's daughter-in-law knocked on the door. It was hard not to think of other things.
Since the old Taoist disappeared inexplicably, even now there is no way to determine whether all these things have the shadow of the old Taoist, and whether he is a good or bad person is also an undecided matter.
This was the case for people who had known each other for three years, and Xu Guodong was really not sure about other people.
"Don't say anything. Let me see if I can get her to leave first."
Lin Juan handed the child in her arms to Xu Guodong, stood up, and came to the door of the room.
"Is she a girl from the Li family? My Guodong is sick and is resting on the kang. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it some other time. After all, it's raining heavily and there's no way to go out."
What she said was a little lie. Xu Guodong was sick and their family had children. What this meant was that their family could not go out today.
But there was a cry outside the door.
"Juanzi, please help me. The one in my house is dying. I don't know what happened. I only have one breath left. I want to say a few words to Mr. Xiao Xu before I die. I have no choice.
Come here, please, if Mr. Xiao Xu is not seriously ill, please let him go."