blood contract

"What? No way, I haven't heard of it."

The man selling umbrellas paused while drawing umbrellas, then he looked up at the middle-aged man selling ink next to him.

"Yingfeng Town is thousands of miles away from here, the madness shouldn't be transmitted to us!"

"This is true. The nephew of his second uncle's eldest aunt next door to my house works in the government office. He said so."

The man selling ink squatted down, approached the man selling umbrellas, and whispered:

Do you know the cow eggs near the village? "

“A cow’s egg pulling cow dung?”

"Yes! Someone found him dead yesterday and reported it to the authorities. It is said that no one in his family was left alive. The death was...tsk, tsk, tsk, so tragic. Even the livestock in the house were not spared!"

After hearing this, the middle-aged man selling umbrellas stared blankly for a moment with his mouth open, and then he slowly uttered, "Too scary! Is this true?"

"Of course it's true, the matter has been suppressed by the government and not spread outside.

It is said that behind Huafeng Town is Yingfeng Town, and it seems that small villages and towns around Yingfeng Town have also appeared. Now they have appeared here too! Didn’t you see that there are checkpoints set up at the city gate? People from those two places are strictly prohibited from entering here. "

"Oh, no wonder I've seen strict checks on outsiders at the city gates these days. I thought they were looking for fugitives."

"That's true. We should really ban these two townspeople from coming to our city!"

The woman who was mending clothes nearby also chimed in. At some point, she also pricked up her ears to listen to their chatter.

"Yes, as long as they don't come, we will be fine." The man selling calligraphy clapped his hands and said angrily.

"That makes sense. As long as they don't come, nothing will happen to us!"

"Oh! Now that you mention it, it reminds me that the mother and son who moved across the street from my house seemed to be from Yingfeng Town." The auntie who was mending clothes added.

When the two heard this, their faces became solemn.

"Then we should drive them out!"

"Yes, yes, if we drive them out, we will be much safer."

"Yes, I'll call some people and kick them out now."

……

A small courtyard of a private house.

"Sister, you don't have to be so polite!"

A handsome man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes stood up and took the two bowls of water poured by the woman.

"It's just a meal. It's nothing compared to the fact that you two saved my mother and I's lives and helped us carry such a heavy thing back."

The woman gently caressed the five-year-old boy beside her, and her eyes were full of love as she looked at the boy.

The little boy seemed to enjoy his mother's comfort. He blinked his black eyes, looked at his mother and then at the two men in front of him with admiration.

"You're too polite. It's nothing. I'll teach you a trick. From now on, you should always carry some chili powder with you."

"Chili powder?" The woman looked puzzled.

The handsome man laughed, "That's what happens when you meet a bad guy..."

Then he made a throwing gesture with his hands, and the woman immediately understood and laughed softly with her hands covering her mouth.

"This little brother is really funny, but what he said makes sense!"

"Sister, brother hasn't come home at this time?"

Another strong man with heroic eyes next to him looked up at the sunset in the sky and asked.

Hearing the man's question, the woman's eyes suddenly dimmed. The hand that was originally stroking the little boy slowly moved to his shoulder and tightly grasped his clothes.

"My husband, he's dead!"

"died?"

The two men looked at each other and apologized apologetically.

The woman shook her head, sniffed lightly, forced a smile, and then asked, "By the way, I haven't asked the two little brothers what their names are!"

The handsome man smiled and said, "My name is Yu Xiaoshuai, you can just call me Xiaoshuai, big sister."

The sturdy man with tiger eyes clasped his fists and said, "Huyan Lin, just call me Linzi."

The woman nodded and smiled, "Okay. Xiaoshuai, Brother Lin, you guys sit down and rest. I'll go cook for you."

As he said this, he led his son towards the shabby little kitchen.

……

laneway.

"where?"

"Just turn the alley ahead and you'll be there!"

There were about twenty people, men and women, old, strong and young, each holding a wooden stick, sickle, dragging a hoe and a rake, and some women were holding sharp scissors tightly in their hands... Their faces were ferocious, their eyes were full of cruelty and anger, and they were moving through the alley in a mighty manner.

Yu Xiaoshuai, who was drawing water from the well, and Huyan Lin, who was chopping wood, suddenly stopped what they were doing, looked at each other, put down their work at the same time, and looked towards the gate.

After a while, there was a loud 'clang' and the door was kicked open, and one side of the door frame collapsed immediately.

slam-la-

A large number of people suddenly poured in, instantly filling up the small courtyard.

Someone saw two men in the yard and stared at them with a ferocious look on his face, as if warning them not to mess around.

The two men did not show any nervousness or fear. They just stood there quietly, looking at them in confusion.

Amid the crowd, a slightly fat middle-aged man arrogantly raised the short stick in his hand and shouted towards the house,

"Come out, everyone inside."

A woman came out of the kitchen tremblingly, and saw a group of dark people standing in her yard with a menacing look. She was so scared that she asked tremblingly, while still protecting her son closely behind her.

"Fellow villagers, what is this for?"

"What? We know you are from Yingfeng Town, get out of Furong City!" said the slightly plump middle-aged man.

Then there was a burst of echoing voices.

"Yes, don't bring the disease to us."

"We can't let you infect us with the disease!"

"Get out of Furong City now, don't force us to do anything!"

"Get out of here, get out of here..."

The woman's face turned pale in an instant, her eyes filled with fear and helplessness.

"My fellow villagers, my child and I have been fine and have not been sick." The woman tried to explain.

"Who would believe you! Yingfeng Town is full of people infected with the disease. You came from there and are a disaster!"

When someone in the crowd shouted this, the others followed suit, making the voices noisy and sharp.

The woman never imagined that her neighbors, who seemed to be quite harmonious on weekdays, would be so heartless at this moment. She felt wronged and helpless and couldn't help but shed tears.

"Don't bully my mother."

The little boy behind the woman suddenly jumped out, stretched out his thin arms, blocked his mother, and shouted angrily to everyone: "We are in good health, we are not sick!"

When the woman saw her son running out so boldly, she was so frightened that she pulled her son back behind her and said in a pleading voice:

"My fellow villagers, my mother and I are really not sick. This is my mother's hometown. If we leave here, we have nowhere else to go!"

However, people did not soften their hearts because of her pity.

A tall and thin man stood out from the crowd.

"Don't act pitiful here. Who knows if you are sick? If you don't leave today, don't blame us for chasing you away!"