My humble days in ancient times

Seeing Old Li, the three of them were all surprised. After all, in the village, people avoided them, especially the children, who would sometimes burst into tears when they saw them on the street. As a result, no one had visited the house in the past year or so, so seeing Old Li come in was extremely strange to everyone.

Because almost no one would set foot in this yard on weekdays, even when they were drinking together, sometimes they would close the door, and sometimes they would not even close the door of the house, which was extremely casual.

This time it was because although the door was closed, it was not bolted from the inside.

The children understandably shy away from them. After all, Big Bear and Little Bear are both oversized and have aged features, making them look particularly old. Zhou Qiang, while not overweight, has small eyes and a serious, sullen expression. Imagine a child like that? How could they possibly get close to him?

But why did the adults stay away from them? Was it because of their livelihood? Or was it because they had some skills and were afraid of offending them? They could only speculate.

Old Li looked strange today, a little weird, with a frown on his face, as if he was a little depressed, and an indescribable sense of boredom emanated from his whole body.

Old Li said in a muffled voice: "It's quite lively here."

Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Zhou Qiang quickly stood up and asked Old Li to sit down, greeting him warmly: "Come on, Uncle Li, let's have a couple of drinks together."

Old Li was exactly what he wanted at the moment, so he quickly sat down.

Xiong Da asked curiously, "Uncle Li, why are you still awake so late today?"

Although Old Man Li is old, he is indeed not of a high generation.

Old Li said absentmindedly, "I passed by your house and came in because I saw how busy it was."

Xiong Da was stunned, and began to wonder: his house was on the far east side, and Old Li lived next door to him on the west side. How could he just be passing by? Could he have come from even further east? But without giving it any more thought, he smiled and said, "Since you're here, sit down and have a couple of drinks."

Old Li drank two cups with them, picked up his chopsticks, took a few bites of food, and swallowed them whole. Only then did he feel a little relieved.

Old Li asked tentatively, "Big Bear and Little Bear, you two brothers often go hunting in the mountains, and sometimes you even spend the night there. Aren't you afraid?"

Xiong Dada laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? If I were afraid, I wouldn't have gone. Haha."

Old Li thought he might not have explained himself clearly, so he continued, "I mean, are you afraid? I'm not talking about tigers, bears, or wolves, but about the unknown horrors."

This left everyone confused and felt it was a bit strange.

Xiong Da said, "Every time we go there, we worship the mountain god."

Old Li said, "I see. Then you must also believe that some things exist."

Zhou Qiang couldn't help himself, so he asked, "Uncle Li, what do you want to say? Are you going to talk about those mysterious things, such as ghosts?"

Old Li nodded, and everyone's expression changed. They quickly became serious and listened to Old Li attentively.

Old Li said, "Just now...just now, when it was getting dark, I was walking around the west side of the village and saw something strange."

Everyone was intrigued and couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on? Don't keep us in suspense, just tell us."

Old Li said a little worriedly, "I told you not to tell anyone. I just saw two children playing over at Xu Ruyi's new house."

"What? There is such a thing?" The three people's eyes widened, their faces full of disbelief.

Xiong Da said, "Uncle Li, it's late at night and there's nothing going on. Don't talk nonsense."

Old Li suddenly became anxious: "Kid, I'm telling the truth. I saw it with my own eyes, so I'm a little depressed. I'm so old, how could I say such nonsense!"

Seeing that Old Li was getting anxious, Xiong Er tried to persuade him, "Uncle Li wouldn't lie. We believe him. But Uncle Li, are you seeing things?"

Old Li also said depressedly: "I also hope that I am seeing things. I hope so. ... If you don't believe me, go and see it now."

In order to prove his innocence, Old Li hurriedly told them to go and see for themselves.

This stunned the three of them.

What to see? To see an empty house late at night.

Xiong Da coughed and said, "Uncle Li, can we see it if we go there at night? Is that thing waiting for us to see it?"

Old Li stiffened his neck and said, "If it really existed, it would definitely still be there!"

Big Bear, Little Bear, and Zhou Qiang looked at each other and smiled, thinking that Old Li was just talking nonsense.

Big Bear said, "Can't I see the new house from my window? It's still pitch black."

Big Bear was bored, so he walked over to the back window, opened it, and looked in. He was shocked by what he saw. There seemed to be a faint light coming from the new house.

Big Bear couldn't believe his eyes and rubbed them hard.

At this time, Xiong Er and Zhou Qiang sensed something was wrong, so they walked over quickly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiong Da said in a trembling voice, "Look, is there a shining light over there?"

Xiong Er and Zhou Qiang hurried over to take a look. Zhou Qiang was so frightened that his legs felt weak. Xiong Er was so scared that he screamed, "Oh my god, it's terrible, it seems like there is someone there. Oh my god, is there really a ghost?"

Seeing this, Old Li was even more certain that what he had seen was true. But now he was also a little scared. After all, seeing this thing was unlucky and unlucky.

Xiong Er continued, "How can there be light? Do ghosts need light? Aren't they afraid of light?"

Old Li suddenly said, "They must be cooking and eating with candles lit, just like we are now."

When Xiong Er heard this, he felt that it made some sense, but he suddenly felt inexplicably scared.

Xiong Da said, "If you don't do anything wrong during the day, you won't be scared when someone knocks on your door in the middle of the night. We haven't done anything wrong, so what are we afraid of?"

Big Bear saw how timid Little Bear was and said, "We've been to the mountain many times, why are you still so timid and making such a fuss?"

Xiong Er was lost in thought and suddenly asked, "Could it be the monster on the mountain? Could it be... He Shi, who came back to see her child's new home?"

When Xiong Er finished speaking, everyone was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make some sense.

At this moment, Xiong Er and Old Li were trembling all over, feeling uneasy, and their teeth couldn't help chattering.

Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang were completely bewildered. They still didn't believe it, thinking it was pure nonsense. However, they couldn't explain it, so they could only remain silent.

Xiong Da frowned and thought: It seems that the only way to find out what is going on is to go to the scene.

Xiong Da suggested: "Why don't we go and take a look together."

Old Li shook his head like a rattle, saying, "No, I'm old and can't move easily. If I fall again, I'm afraid I'll die."

Xiong Er was also timid, with a look of fear on his face. Zhou Qiang, on the other hand, hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Several people sat down at the table with heavy hearts, and drank a few glasses of wine.

Xiong Da said, "You two wait at home. Zhou Qiang and I will go take a look."

Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang went out and just as they arrived at the village entrance, they saw a sneaky figure.

Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang understood each other tacitly, looked at each other, and hurriedly followed quietly.

Huang Guiyun, who was walking in front, suddenly noticed two figures behind her and was extremely worried. In order to get rid of them, she dodged in and out of the village, turning left and right.

This made Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang very angry, and they became more determined to catch her.