NOVEL WEB Chapter 20 There’s something wrong with this village
It turned out that just when Xue Lei was shouting around the big tree, Long Baoer rubbed his eyes and woke up again, "Uncle, brother is calling us."
"Huh?" General Xue patted Long Baoer's back gently and stayed awake.
After hearing what Long Baoer said, he quickly asked, "What did Long Baoer mean? Did you dream about your brother?"
"I'm not dreaming, my brother is calling us." Long Baoer struggled to get up, "I want to find my brother."
"Brother, there's no need to look for him. He'll be back soon."
"But, if we don't look for him, my brother won't come back." Long Baoer frowned.
"Do you have to go here?"
"Must!" The little girl looked serious.
General Xue thought for a while and said decisively: "Okay!"
General Xue naturally felt sorry for his son, not to mention that this was his eldest son and he paid more attention to him than other sons.
If something happened to his son in this little place, he would definitely regret it.
Since Long Baoer said to go, then go.
Master Ma Dao once said that if the little girl wants to do something, just let her do it.
So General Xue put on his clothes and wrapped the little girl tightly before getting ready to go out.
When they went out, the old man knew that he couldn't stop them and was worried about them, so he followed them out.
After walking forward for a while, I happened to see Ma Daoye coming out with a few people.
It turned out that Ma Daoye had also heard the scream before and was about to come out. Along with him, Dr. Song and several soldiers also got up.
After the two sides meet, you can start searching in this village.
The moon in the sky was covered by a layer of dark clouds, and it was impossible to see anyone around. The few of them held torches to no avail, and had no idea where to look for Xue Lei.
It was Taoist Master Ma who looked at Long Bao'er, leaned over and whispered, "Does Long Bao'er know where your brother is?"
The little girl shook her head and quickly pointed in one direction.
General Xue held Long Baoer in his arms and headed in that direction without hesitation, and the others followed firmly.
Xue Lei knew what happened next. Sure enough, everyone found Xue Lei at the west entrance of the village. This kid was circling the big willow tree at the west entrance of the village. No matter how I shouted, it wouldn't stop.
It was Long Baoer who asked General Xue to put her down and ran over. Without knowing what he said, he stretched out his hand and slapped Xue Lei on the leg, causing Xue Lei to wake up.
"You kid, what are you hanging around here for?" General Xue scolded angrily.
Xue Lei almost cried. He bent down and picked up Long Bao'er, "Thank you Bao'er for coming to save my brother. My brother was scared to death."
The little girl was tickled by Xue Lei and laughed, but she still put her arms around Xue Lei's neck and gently patted Xue Lei's back with her short arms, "Brother, don't be afraid, it's okay!"
"Yeah!" Xue Lei responded sheepishly.
"Come forward!" General Xue snorted and turned to look at Taoist Master Ma, "Master Taoist, look here..."
"There's something wrong with this place."
The crowd nodded.
There must be something wrong with this place. And the problem is not small.
Even Xue Lei, the person involved, didn't understand how he got here.
Xue Lei himself couldn't explain clearly how he ended up under the big willow tree at the west entrance of the village and walked around here for a long time.
He only said that when he came out of the house, he heard a woman talking to him. He remembered the old man's words and never dared to look back from the beginning to the end. But after walking for a long time, it should have arrived at the house where Ma Daozhang and the others lived long ago, but they never arrived.
"You are deceived." Taoist Master Ma said with certainty.
"Ah, is there really a ghost?" Although Xue Lei had already suspected it, he didn't want to believe it.
"It's not necessarily a ghost." Ma Taoist priest said pointedly.
"Thanks to Long Bao'er for saying he would come out to find you." General Xue said.
Xue Lei kissed the little girl twice on the face, "Long Baoer still loves my brother, let's go buy delicious food tomorrow!"
"Okay, it's freezing outside. It's not the place to talk." General Xue said, "Go back and talk. Don't let the cold hurt Long Bao'er. She has only recovered from her illness for a few days."
Everyone returned to the old man's house, and the old woman also got up, boiled hot water and wiped the little girl's hands and feet.
The old man asked his wife and son to go back to sleep. He lit an oil lamp in the room where the Xue family father and son lived with the little girl, and everyone talked about it.
Only then did the old man tell the truth about what happened in the village.
In the past, their place was indeed a large village and town. Because it was adjacent to the official road, it was quite prosperous.
Every household doesn't say how much money or fertile land they have, but they can still eat well and wear warm clothes through hard work. During the holidays, they still have spare money to buy new clothes for their children and add some meat dishes to their homes.
But just five years ago, everything changed.
The old man said before that many people from the big family in the village died, and now only a widow and a young child are left.
The deaths of that wealthy family one after another caused many people to say that their village was very unlucky. Therefore, merchants who come and go would rather go a few miles around than go to other villages and towns to settle down.
No one came to the village, and the restaurants and shops gradually collapsed.
But in fact, the old man still had half of what he had to say, but he didn't say it at all for fear of scaring them.
In this village, not only that family had died, but several families had even been wiped out.
The empty houses in the village were not moved away as the old man said, but the whole family died.
Just like the family next door to the old man.
When the old man said this, the old man was already in tears.
"Is it possible that my brother's house is also..."
The old man nodded.
"I have pity on my little daughter. She has been very smart since she was a child. She was only five years old when she died five years ago. Such a young child can't even enter the ancestral graves. I don't know if she is doing well or not."
Everyone didn't know how to persuade them. Long Baoer thought for a while and sat up from General Xue's arms.
The small hand took the old man's rough hand and said softly, "Uncle, don't cry. If the little sister knew about it, she would definitely not want you to cry."
"Yeah, yeah. I won't cry anymore." The old man said that he didn't cry anymore, but when he saw the little girl like this, he immediately thought of his lost little daughter.
That is also the treasure in his heart.
"Uncle, don't cry. Let's go see the little sister together tomorrow."
The old man had no choice but to nod and promise her not to cry again.
General Xue took the little girl back, stuffed her in his arms and rocked her, "Long Baoer, go to sleep. My uncle and brother are all here. It's okay."
"Oh, okay." The little girl closed her eyes obediently and quickly fell asleep again.
The old man lowered his voice and talked about the strange things in the village in recent years.