reincarnation train

After breakfast, the few people didn't go out in a hurry, but talked about the light rain last night. Although it was only a small rain, it rained heavily all night. After the rain started, the temperature was also abnormally low .

"It's really freezing to death. The room was full of cold air last night. We almost didn't freeze to death." Tang Yunsi and Lu Nan looked at each other and said, they didn't get into the same bed, but they stuck together I fell asleep, but I didn't sleep well all night, and I was always woken up by the cold.

The same is true for Fang Zi and Professor Zhou. Professor Zhou is old and hasn't slept well all night. He is still a little listless at the moment. Fang Zi persuades him to go upstairs and continue to sleep for a while.

"At night, I'll ask Aunt Wang for two more quilts." Wu Xiajiu said as he inadvertently glanced at Shi Shangzuo, met his smiling eyes and calmly moved away, took out candy from his trouser pocket to eat.

Until now, this Buddha’s ancient village, except that it was unexpectedly cold when it rained, everything else seemed to be normal. It rained all night, and the outside was full of fresh smells. Even the sky was much clearer, and the branches and leaves were luxuriant. Singing birds and fragrant flowers, it looks like a peaceful and natural paradise.

After talking for a while, they decided to go separately to find out the news. They didn't know anything about Guzhai now, so naturally they didn't have any clue about finding the ticket.

After Tang Yunsi and the others went out, Wu Xiajiu took another handful of candy in his pocket before he left with Shi Shang. In the courtyard, Aunt Wang was sitting on a stone bench with freshly plucked vegetables in her hands. Doing her own thing quietly, she didn't care about Tang Yunsi and others going out, and when Fang Zi greeted her, she nodded lightly.

Wu Xiajiu paused, and walked towards Aunt Wang. The woman picking vegetables noticed someone approaching, raised her head and smiled, "Little brother, what's the matter?"

Wu Xiajiu nodded and asked, "Aunt Wang, it rained last night. I want to ask, is it cold here when it rains?"

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Wang, who was smiling just now, immediately changed her face, showing a strange expression, with deep disgust in her eyes, "It will be very cold, and the rain will not be good, so don't go out at night."

Wu Xiajiu wanted to ask again, but Aunt Wang started to bend down to pick up the vegetable basket, obviously not wanting to say more.

"Let's go, let's go out and have a look." Shi Shangzuo was just about to drag Wu Xiajiu out, but saw him pause when he was about to turn around, and raised his head to look at the second floor.

"what happened?"

"There..." Wu Xiajiu pointed to the window railing on the second floor, "There was a figure standing just now, but it's gone now."

Shi Shangzuo looked at his fingertips, only the wind chime hanging on the eaves rang, which should have been blown by the wind, "Is it Professor Zhou? He is still resting on it."

Wu Xiajiu was not sure, in fact he didn't see too clearly, the figure flashed past, he was just puzzled.

After going out, he and Shi Shangzuo found another family nearby, and met a passenger who hadn't left yet, a beautiful lady, wearing a long skirt and a coat on her upper body, if it wasn't for the train that was exposed on her wrist The door knocker, like a tourist.

"Is something wrong?"

Seeing Wu Xiajiu standing at the door, the female passenger spoke first. Obviously, she was dressed as if she was about to go out, with a bag on her arm and a cigarette between her fingertips.

She first looked at Shi Shangzuo, her eyes paused on him, with a hint of inquiring, then she turned to Wu Xiajiu, then smiled, lowered her head and lit a cigarette, with a provocative posture, "Smoking?"

"No, thank you." Wu Xiajiu shook his head, watched her nail-polished hands skillfully hold a cigarette, and asked about the rain last night.

"Rain, it was very cold last night, and I slept alone again, afraid to go out, so I just kept freezing all night." The woman looked up at him intuitively, "Is there anything wrong with this rain?"

In fact, if the person in front of her didn't ask this question, she would simply think that the night was cooling down.

Wu Xiajiu told her Aunt Wang's answer, watched her turn around neatly, and asked the owner of this room, but got the same answer.

Back in front of the two of them again, the woman leisurely puffed out a cigarette, "The uncle's eyes almost didn't scare me to death, and then I ignored me when I asked again."

"Is it true that people in this village hate rain?"

Or... what happens when it rains?

I also asked what should be asked. Knowing that the two lived in the small building next to them, the woman also asked a few questions and exchanged names. She said her name was Zhu Lanmeng and she was in the 11th car.

After talking for a while, Zhu Lanmeng left alone. She was very courageous and acted alone. She also acted calmly about what she just said, and she seemed to have a good personality.

After Zhu Lanmeng left, Wu Xiajiu and Shi Shangzuo also planned to leave. At this moment, the owner of this house came out of the house, holding a basin in his arms. It seemed that he had just finished washing his clothes. Going to hang it in the yard to dry.

He grabbed the collar with both hands and shook it vigorously, splashing water droplets fell, Wu Xiajiu stared at the thin figure of the landlord for a moment, not knowing what to think.

Until he and Shi Shangzuo walked on the smooth bluestone slab, Wu Xiajiu suddenly remembered that in the small building where they lived, before the figure disappeared, it was also a thin figure from the back, how could it be like Professor Zhou.

Wu Xiajiu stood still suddenly, tugged at Shi Shangzuo's sleeve, and said with a strange expression, "It's not Professor Zhou, that figure is very thin..." However, Professor Zhou is a kindly fat old man with a bad figure.

At that time, Tang Yunsi and the others had all gone out, and Aunt Wang was also below. Since it wasn't Professor Zhou, then... who was that figure?Or... what is it?

Thinking of this, and thinking about Professor Zhou who was still lying in the room, Wu Xiajiu and Shi Shangzuo looked at each other and walked towards their place of residence.

Aunt Wang was still busy in the yard, as if there was always something to do. Wu Xiajiu and Shi Shangzuo went upstairs without stopping, and when they opened Fangzi's room, they breathed a sigh of relief. Professor Zhou was just lying on the bed and resting , and grunted in deep sleep.

Although it seemed all right, Wu Xiajiu went over to wake up Professor Zhou.

"What's wrong?" Professor Zhou rubbed the corners of his eyes, sat up, and seemed to have slept well, with marks on his face.

But Wu Xiajiu felt that something was wrong. At this moment, Shi Shangzuo stepped back suddenly, bent slightly, pointed to the cushion beside Professor Zhou and said, "Professor, please don't move, look for a long time, there Was it fingerprinted?"

Wu Xia was stunned for a long time, and then stepped back. When the light became subtle, he saw the handprint that Shi Shangzuo mentioned. This cushion is soft and thick, and it is very comfortable to sleep on, but it is also easy to leave marks , the elasticity is not good. At this moment, the fingerprints left on it have not completely disappeared, and the five fingers are particularly obvious.

This palm is pointing at Professor Zhou, as if someone is leaning over it, leaning over to observe the person on the bed...

Wu Xiajiu and Shi Shangzuo were silent, and slowly looked at Professor Zhou, "You...didn't hear anything when you were sleeping?"

Professor Zhou shrank back under the quilt and said, "I seem to hear footsteps coming from outside the door, back and forth, always walking, but at that time, I was half asleep, thinking it was you walking outside, and then I fell asleep It's gone..." Professor Zhou glanced at the mat, and continued, "...I don't even know who came in."

Wu Xia held his forehead for a long time, and said under the expectant gaze of the old professor, "None of us came up. Tang Yunsi and the others went out first, and we also went out after that. We just came back now."

In an instant, the hope in the old professor's eyes was shattered, and Wu Xia couldn't bear to continue talking for a long time.

"Also... before leaving, I saw a figure on the second floor, have you ever come out?"

The old professor said with a look of hopelessness, "No, I fell asleep on the bed... I haven't gone down yet." The old professor crossed his legs on the bed and didn't want to go down.

"........."

Afterwards, Wu Xiajiu sent a text message to Fang Zi and the others, asking them to come back.

"What's the matter? Did something happen?" Tang Yunsi walked in first and asked.

Professor Zhou sighed, and Wu Xiajiu briefly explained the matter. Fang Zi was still sitting on the cushion just now, and now he jumped up to look at it as if his butt was burned.

"Really? Could it be Aunt Wang?" Fang Zi didn't dare to sit up, leaning against the edge of the bed.

"It's not Aunt Wang. I went down to ask just now, but she never came up." Wu Xiajiu said.

Fang Zi swallowed, looked at Professor Zhou, "Teacher, are you afraid?"

Professor Zhou said unhappily, "What do you think?" This kind of thing was not very good at the time, after all, he was a sound sleeper, but now thinking about it, he is terrified.

Fang Zi looked at the mat again. He really didn’t have the courage to sleep here. Wu Xiajiu comforted him and said that if he didn’t sleep here, there would be no other place to sleep. Fortunately, the figure didn’t hurt Professor Zhou, and he should close the door tightly when he sleeps at night. up.

Fang Zi nodded without tears.

Later, when they talked about what they had gained from going out, the people in this village seemed to be very normal. They were either busy in the house or in the yard. They were not enthusiastic about them, but they were not ignorant. answer.

Speaking of why this village is called the ancient village of Buddha, it is because there is a Buddhist hall enshrined in the center of their village, and Buddha has been protecting their village in it.

Speaking of this, Tang Yunsi frowned and said, "But they said that outsiders are not allowed to approach this Buddhist hall."

Lu Nan nodded and said, "Besides, they also blocked the way up the mountain and sent people to guard them to prevent us from approaching." Several passengers wanted to go up by force, but they were beaten back. I don't know why. Go, those people will become extremely indifferent, obviously old and weak, but they are very strong.

"That's right, I've done it all. Those passengers are tall and big, but they can't beat a few uncles. Don't have kidney deficiency, hehe." Fang Zi patted his abdomen and gave everyone a look that he knew.

Wu Xiajiu said, "The road up the mountain is not in the same direction as the Buddhist hall?"

"Not here." Lu Nan shook his head and said, "It's two different places, and there are people watching."

"I remember that when we first arrived here, all the people in their village went to the mountains."

"That's right, there must be something wrong with the mountain and the Buddhist hall, we have to sneak there sometime," Tang Yun said.

"Yeah." Wu Xiajiu nodded.

It’s a must-see, but it’s getting late today. After dinner, they ordered two more quilts from Aunt Wang. Seeing Wu Xiajiu return to the room with the quilts in his arms, Fang Zi seemed to think of something. Pull him aside.

"What's wrong?" Wu Xiajiu thought there was something wrong with him.

But Fang Zi was embarrassed, and put the quilt against his face and said, "I... I wish you and Shi Shangzuo, I wish you happiness!"

After speaking quickly, while Wu Xiajiu was still in a daze, Fang Zi put oil on his feet and slipped back into the room.

Wu Xiajiu: "..."

Complicated mood, alas!