Urban Oddities: Strange Tales of Mountain Villages

Chapter 22 Desperate

Lin Yang stared at Pu Junying with all his attention, and heard Huang Dafa respond: "Got it!"

Huang Dafa ran into the corridor and ran to the innermost room.In less than half a minute, there was a loud cry in the room, followed by the sound of something crackling and falling to the ground. "Dafa! What's the matter?!" Lin Yang turned his head, just in time to see Huang Dafa carrying the unconscious Yang Chunhua, shouting while running, "Hurry up!!!"

Huang Dafa didn't know what he saw, and rushed downstairs as if fleeing for his life.Lin Yang and Luo Yi also retreated towards the stairs, near the aisle, Lin Yang caught a glimpse of a red thing out of the corner of his eye.He glanced into the aisle, but it was this casual glance that made Lin Yang almost jump up.The bloody thing was about half the height of a person, and it was staggering towards the outside at this moment, dripping blood dripping down every step it took.Lin Yang's legs went limp at that moment, and he knelt down on the ground, dropping all the firewood.Luo Yi helped Lin Yang up, and when he turned around and saw that thing, he was stunned for a moment. Fortunately, he was relatively calm, holding firewood in one hand, and supporting Lin Yang back to the stairs with the other.Lin Yang's feet were so soft that he walked on the ground as if he was stepping on cotton.Luo Yi supported him and told him to hurry up.Lin Yang couldn't raise his hands, so he had to wrap his arms around Luo Yi's waist. The body temperature of the other party became the only life-saving straw.Lin Yang closed his eyes, hugged Luo Yi tightly, and didn't know how to go downstairs until Luo Yi closed the iron door with a bang, and Lin Yang was shocked suddenly, clutching his chest and gasping for breath.He was really terrified, supported by Luo Yi, and escaped from the red brick building all the way in a daze.

Huang Dafa was sitting on the side of the road, smoking a cigarette with a pale face, when he saw Luo Yi and Lin Yang coming out, he immediately stood up: "Why...you also saw it?!"

Lin Yang's lips were numb and he couldn't speak.Luo Yi helped him to sit on the ground, his face was also pale.Jin Minxian lit cigarettes and brought them to their mouths respectively. Lin Yang took a few puffs tremblingly, and finally recovered.Jin Minxian looked at Lin Yang, then at Huang Dafa, and wondered, "What's wrong with you? What did you see?"

Huang Dafa wiped his face: "She came out?"

Luo Yi took a puff of smoke and said, "Come out, when we saw her, she had already walked into the aisle."

Huang Dafa was surprised: "She has become like that, but she can still move..."

Lin Yang spoke at this time, and he asked, "Is that a child?"

Huang Dafa knew what he was asking, and said angrily: "It's her...Damn! Pu Junying is really nothing!"

Jin Minxian: "What are you talking about? What kid?"

Huang Dafa and Lin Yang stopped talking, Luo Yi sighed, and said, "Junying arrested Liu Qi for an experiment, we just... met Liu Qi."

Jin Minxian suddenly understood that what the men saw was Liu Qi who had been dissected, no wonder they were so frightened.Jin Minxian cursed in a low voice, and lit a cigarette for herself.

Huang Dafa sat for a while, threw away the cigarette butt, stood up and said, "Let's go!"

Lin Yang tried to stand up, walked a few steps and almost fell.I was very hungry at first, but after such a fright, I didn't feel any better. This is by no means a good sign.Lin Yang rubbed his stomach, and Luo Yi took apart a candy and stuffed it into his mouth to let him have a rest.Lin Yang shook his head with candy in his mouth, indicating that he was fine.

The firewood was held by Wang Jingxiang and Jin Minxian.The surrounding villagers wandered around, their eyes frequently sweeping over them.If it wasn't for the firewood, they would have been besieged by the villagers long ago.

Yang Chunhua lay on the ground with her eyes closed, she didn't know whether she was exhausted or something, but she didn't respond.Huang Dafa carried Yang Chunhua on his back, and Luo Yi helped Lin Yang up.Jin Minxian frowned and said, "You guys are not in very good condition, why don't you take a rest?" Huang Dafa said that everyone is here and won't leave, so why don't you stay in the village for the New Year?Luo Yi didn't express his opinion, Lin Yang drooped his head and said nothing.There is still a long, long mountain road to go outside the village, and Lin Yang doesn't know if he can stick to the mountain.After finally walking to the foot of the mountain, it began to drizzle again.A few dark figures flashed past in the bushes, they might be villagers or cats.The bushes swayed and became calm again.Huang Dafa waited for a while before walking up the brick stairs.It was fine to climb the stairs alone before, but now with Yang Chunhua on his back, Huang Dafa couldn't walk after walking about three or four floors.Lin Yang followed Huang Dafa, fearing that he would be exhausted, so he smoked cigarettes one after another.The Jin Hongmei given by Jin Minxian soon had only half a pack left, and the nicotine was really refreshing.Lin Yang took off the cigarette butt and was about to throw it away, when suddenly he heard Huang Dafa groan, Lin Yang raised his head, just in time to see Huang Dafa fall backwards.Lin Yang was startled, and immediately stepped forward to help him. Huang Dafa and Yang Chunhua were like a mountain pressing down on him. Lin Yang couldn't hold on, and fell back.Luo Yi in the rear raised his hand to support Lin Yang, Jin Minxian and Wang Jingxiang only realized it at this time, and they also helped out.Huang Dafa managed to stand still, breaking out in a cold sweat.Lin Yang said in a trembling voice, "Dafa, don't scare me!" Huang Dafa said it was fine, and put Yang Chunhua on his back, but slipped after walking a few steps, but luckily he stood still in time and did not fall.Huang Dafa's precarious state made Lin Yang terrified. Everyone stared at Huang Dafa for fear that he would suddenly roll down the stairs.Huang Dafa stood up and panted a few times, Luo Yi saw that his face was not good, and said: "Dafa, don't go, go down."

Huang Dafa didn't want to: "Next yarn! We've already gone here, why are we going back?!"

There was a moment of silence in the team, Lin Yang lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth... In fact, he didn't want to leave, everyone was in a bad state, and it was almost the limit to persist until the brick stairs.Lin Yang recalled the difficulty of entering the mountain, and felt that he would definitely not be able to get out of the mountain this time.Wang Jingxiang's eye circles were red, and she secretly bit her lip to keep from crying.No one spoke, and this silence lasted for about a few minutes. Jin Minxian sighed: "Look at your state, let alone climbing mountains and mountains, it's a question of whether you can finish this staircase. You guys, don't fight!" You have a swollen face and look like a fat person, you can’t do it if your physical strength is weak, Dafa, you are still carrying the proprietress on your back, if you fall and slip, it’s not your fault alone.”

Huang Dafa struggled to climb up a few more steps, but finally he couldn't walk and was discouraged.Lin Yang saw a black shadow flashing quickly in the bushes, and in desperation, he picked up a brick and threw it at it. There was a muffled "bang" as if he had hit it.The thing rolled a few times in the bushes and fell to the other side of the hill.Huang Dafa didn't see it clearly, and was still asking what it was.Lin Yang actually didn't see it clearly, but running all over the barren mountains and wild mountains is definitely not a good thing.Everyone turned around silently and walked back. They were a little dazed when they got down to the foot of the mountain, not knowing where to go.

He Xiangu's house must not go. After the firewood candles were extinguished, I don't know if they got into the villagers or cats.Lin Yang thought of the farmhouse again. The farmhouse is well-equipped and the conditions are much better than that of He Xiangu's house.He told everyone about his thoughts, and Huang Dafa agreed very much. There is still some luggage that the farmhouse has not brought out, most of which are clothes and daily necessities.But Luo Yi disagreed. The vacant farmhouse was no different from the vacant Xiangu's house. After Liu Qi left, he might also have entered the villagers and cats.

The rain gradually became heavier, everyone was tired and exhausted, and their clothes and pants were sticking to their bodies.Luo Yi led them to the outskirts of the village. Lin Yang touched the cigarette case and found that there were no cigarettes. He asked Jin Minxian for it, but Jin Minxian refused.

"Handsome guy, you don't want to die! At your speed, you won't be able to smoke enough cigarettes!" Jin Minxian slapped Lin Yang's paw away and told him to get out.

Nicotine can refresh one's mind, but Lin Yang insisted that Jin Minxian would not give it.Huang Dafa saw that Lin Yang was smoking like desperately, and advised him to take it easy and smoke less.Lin Yang didn't smoke, and started to feel dizzy again as he walked.The rain splashed on his face and blurred his vision, Lin Yang didn't even bother to raise his hand.Jin Minxian saw that he was also very tired, and said that either she would carry him, or let Luo Yi lead him and let him choose one.Lin Yang said casually, can you afford it?Jin Minxian immediately squatted in front of him to carry him on his back.Lin Yang didn't dare to ask girls to recite, so he quickly said that he could walk without recite.As he walked, Lin Yang lost his mind again and almost fell into a ditch.Luo Yi led him back on the road and led him all the way, saying that he was short of a rope.Lin Yang hummed, and after a few seconds he turned his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Where is this for walking the dog?"

Luo Yi laughed and said that it was not a dog walk, but a small antelope.Lin Yang didn't understand, and corrected him solemnly, saying that he was no longer young, so it should be Big Lin Yang.Luo Yi couldn't help laughing, yes yes yes, the eland.

Passing by the farmhouse, Huang Dafa took a look at the farmhouse, thinking that if there were no villagers, he would enter the farmhouse, but he saw Ahui wandering in the yard.Before Ah Hui mutated, he always went to the farmhouse, and everyone was familiar with it. Unexpectedly, after the mutation, Ah Hui still remembered going to the farmhouse, and always liked to hang around the farmhouse.Maybe he still remembers to send some green vegetables to the proprietress, or bring the child to find Pu Junying to check his pulse... There is always a slight desire to make him repeat his actions before his death.We can't go to the farmhouse, so we have to keep going.The firewood was damp and was about to go out. Wang Jingxiang took out a long candle and lit it. Huang Dafa asked her to light some more. Wang Jingxiang shook her head and said that there were not enough candles. "How many more?" "There are three more."

Huang Dafa was silent, Wang Jingxiang couldn't help crying, Jin Minxian was smoking a cigarette, her eyes were also red.They understand what it means to lose fire, and three candles are definitely not enough for them to climb these mountains.Wang Jingxiang tried to light the firewood, but the firewood was caught in the rain, and the flames went out all of a sudden.It would be great if there was a fire to roast, to roast the firewood, and to roast the wet clothes.They walked all the way to Dasha's house, and Dasha happened to be repairing the fence. He was so happy to see them, and even knocked on the fence to let them see, his expression was like a child showing off his treasure.When Dasha's old mother saw them, she quickly let them into the house, took out towels, and took the two girls into the room to wipe themselves.The room was very small, the old mother gave up her bed and let Yang Chunhua lie on it.Wang Jingxiang took off her clothes and wiped the water off her body, and cried "wow" while wiping.Huang Dafa sat by the fire, took off his wet clothes and threw them on the ground, staring at the fire silently.Lin Yang was so tired that he didn't care to take off his clothes, so he fell asleep on the ground.Dasha always looks happy, he just smirks, as if all the troubles in the world have nothing to do with him.The old mother called out from the house: "Dasha, cook some soup for them!" "Hey!" Dasha went into the kitchen and brought out a pot of noodle soup.There are a few green vegetable leaves floating in the noodle soup, and a piece of ginger is also added.Lin Yang woke up when he smelled the scent, got up and ate, and touched his body after eating, and said in surprise: "Where are my clothes?!" Huang Dafa was amused by him: "Brother, just now you slept like Like a dead pig, we can't wake you up after turning over and over again... This is not okay, what if one day you fall asleep and someone does it and you don't know what happened!"

"I'm an old man, poor and white, who would want it?" Lin Yang took off half of his trousers, remembering that there were girls in the room, so he had to put them on again, and stood by the fire to roast the trousers.

Huang Dafa pointed at Luo Yi, who held the bowl and said, "Don't make trouble, sit down and eat well."

The old mother came out of the room and asked them if they had enough to eat. Of course, this little gnocchi was not enough to fill their stomachs, so the old mother asked Dasha to cook another bowl, this time with a few more palm-sized steamed sweet potatoes.The old mother settled the two girls and sat by the fire to watch them eat.The old mother had white hair all over her head, and she was stooped and thin, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.Huang Dafa didn't want to move anymore after eating and drinking, and asked his old mother if he could take them in, saying that they would leave after dawn.The old mother didn't mind, saying that they could stay here as long as they wanted, and asked if something happened to them and they escaped from the farmhouse?Lin Yang looked at everyone, everyone was tired and exhausted, looking very embarrassed.Lin Yang wiped his mouth carelessly after eating sweet potatoes: "Old Mom, there is a problem in the village, we can't stay here anymore."

The old mother had noticed it a long time ago and asked him if the people in the village were a little weird.

Huang Dafa said: "Not only are they weird, they have all turned into monsters that eat meat and drink blood!"

Lin Yang and Huang Dafa talked about each other, and roughly explained the matter.The old mother was very surprised when she heard this. In her opinion, she just had a fire at home for a few days, and earth-shaking changes took place in the village, which was simply unimaginable. "Is it rabies?" The old mother only thought of this disease.Huang Dafa shook his head: "It's definitely not rabies!" The old mother asked again how did he get infected?Huang Dafa said he didn't know.They once stayed in a farmhouse with Liu Qi. They were fine, and Yang Chunhua was fine. Obviously, the noodles, rice and vegetables they came into contact with were not the source of infection.Dasha took the wooden stick and wanted to go out to strengthen the fence again. Lin Yang reminded him to be careful not to be bitten by villagers or wild cats.Dasha kept giggling, not knowing whether he understood or not.The old mother advised him not to do it, and it would not be too late to strengthen it after the weather was good.Dasha didn't want to, so he took the stick and walked out.Lin Yang found a deep scratch on Dasha's arm. He didn't know what caused it. It might be a wood thorn... or it might be a wild cat.