Northeast Night Talk

Chapter 79 The One-eyed Old Man
The two of us didn't go back to the university city that night. He Yinyang's grandfather went on a business trip again and didn't come back for more than a month, so I followed him home for a night.

At dawn the next day, we both woke up early, which was almost impossible before. We had to sleep until noon, but now we have something to worry about, and we are sick, so we can’t fall asleep even if we want to .

After eating some food on the street, I quickly went to the vegetable market to buy two yellow chickens. The big yellow chickens are quite expensive. They say they are local chickens, and they cost 30 yuan each. There was blood again.

The yellow chicken is alive and kicking in the hand, just like our hearts.We are nervous, and I don’t know if the old Tufu that Hall Master Hu mentioned has the ability to treat us well, if he doesn’t have that ability, not to mention that the yellow chicken was given in vain, our illness is really hopeless up.

In order to save money, we did not take a taxi, and got on the bus with two big yellow chickens.The people in the car are far away from us, their eyes are full of contempt, we understand their feelings very well, when the car is strolling around, chicken feathers fall everywhere, can people not be annoying.

Besides, who gives gifts and live chickens these days, people probably think we are from the countryside, yes, we are indeed from the countryside.

It only takes half an hour to take a taxi to the outskirts of the city, but it takes more than an hour to finally arrive at the stop when the bus stops and stops, like a lazy donkey pulling a mill.

The environment in the outskirts of the city is not very good. The government has circled out the land, and it has not had time to develop it. It is quite desolate everywhere.

After passing through the green belt on one side of the road, we came to a saline-alkali land. After walking for about five miles, we finally saw the old forest that Hall Master Hu mentioned.

This old forest is really old, and the poplar trees grow tall and tall. It seems that the age of the trees was at least planted when they were just liberated.

It was a hot and sweltering day in June, which made us both sweat profusely, and even the big yellow chicken in our hands was wilted, so we rushed into the woods.

The branches and leaves in the woods are very lush, covering the sun tightly, and the breeze shuttles through the forest, making it cool. Not only are we not hot anymore, but we feel cold all over after walking for a while. Only then did we realize that, There is a lot of yin in this forest!
"Brother Dong, why do I feel like something is staring at us..."

"Don't talk nonsense, be honest when you come to other people's territory, don't talk nonsense!"

I said fiercely to him, this kid didn't have a spoon in his mouth, and I was really afraid that he would make a fool of himself when I saw the right owner.

But to be honest, this old woods is indeed very dark, but we are not stupid enough to look at it with eye-opening charms. In my opinion, this may have something to do with the old master. According to Hall Master Hu, this person stole In the big tomb where he spent his whole life, the yin energy on his body must be quite strong, and he came to this quiet corner just to escape from the world.

After walking for a long time, a big ginkgo tree suddenly appeared in front of us. This ginkgo tree grows tall and tall, with thick branches, covering the sunlight tightly. At first glance, it must be at least 200 years old.

And under the ginkgo tree, there is actually a small courtyard, which is very dilapidated, surrounded by simple iron fences, and there is a small thatched hut in the courtyard.

We can't help but feel incredible to see such a 'retro' building in what age.

But let alone, in such a remote place, there is a single house, which is really a bit of a humble room name, but the light here is dim and the coolness is constant, making the whole house look dark and deep.

The two of us took a closer look, only to find an old man lying on a wicker chair in the yard. The old man was dying, skinny, and looked like he would die easily.His hair is gray and gray, and the wrinkles on his face are like a knife carving. One can tell from this face that he is a person who has experienced vicissitudes.

We knocked on the wooden door of the yard, but the old man didn't respond, he was still lying on the wicker chair and dozed off, he seemed to be asleep, I knocked hard on the door again, but the old man still didn't wake up!
"Brother Dong, he must be dead!" He Yinyang asked me in a low voice.

I slapped him on the back of the head, "Don't fucking talk nonsense!"

At this moment, the yellow chicken in my hand suddenly struggled and clucked twice, and the old man’s ears moved, and he closed his eyes and said strangely, “Who just said I’m dead?”

My heart skipped a beat, this old man's five senses are so good, he presumably knew of our existence a long time ago, He Yinyang and my whisper just now were all heard by him!

I coughed twice in embarrassment: "I have heard about your name for a long time, and the two of us have come to visit your old man specially today!"

After the old man heard my words, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up, his closed eyes never opened, and he just uttered two words mockingly, "Nonsense!"

The two of us were left there so embarrassed, after waiting for a long time, the old man finally said, "Come in, the door is unlocked!"

The two of us quickly opened the door and walked in. We hadn’t taken two steps when there was a sudden sound of ‘clicking’ under our feet. When we looked down, we almost passed out, and there was a thick layer of bones on the ground. The two almost jumped up in fright.

The whole yard was filled with a smell of rancidity. After a closer look, the bones on the ground were very small in shape, and there were several bloody cockscombs on the side, which was shocking. We both immediately understood that these were actually chickens. bone!
It’s fine if it’s not human bones, we both breathed a sigh of relief, but it’s strange, how many chickens would be eaten to make the yard look like this, looking at this posture, at least eight hundred if not one thousand, no wonder Master Hu asked us to hold it The yellow chicken is here, so this old man is good at it.

At this moment, the old man's nose suddenly wrinkled, and the corner of his mouth slightly raised: "Well, yes, it's a native chicken! Let's put it on the ground."

I handed the yellow chicken to He Yinyang and asked him to put it on the ground together. Unexpectedly, this kid shook his head and sat on a chair beside him holding the big yellow chicken.I can't help but feel amused, this kid is still a little bit reluctant.

The old man didn't speak, and suddenly stood upright from the rattan chair with his eyes closed, which frightened us both. He reached out and picked up a black eye patch from the wooden table beside him, put it on his right eye, and then slowly Slowly opened his left eye.

When I met his eyes, my body trembled. This old man's eyes were so sharp that I couldn't stand it. This person is definitely not ordinary. Although he is in his dying years, he is always incomprehensible.

The old man looked at me with his single eye for a moment, then looked at He Yinyang again, the corner of his mouth curled up habitually and said: "Boy! Do you understand the rules! Put the chicken down for the master, remember, you are here to visit me Yes, you didn’t come here to ask me to do business, if this business can’t be done, you have to keep the chicken for me!”

The one-eyed old man's voice is a little hoarse, but his words are correct. At this moment, it is like an elder teaching a younger generation, which makes us both blush.This old man kept the truth from the false, and clearly explained the human relationship in just a few words. How could he do this with extraordinary experience? What surprised us even more was that he knew that we came to him for help!

I patted He Yinyang's hand and asked him to put the yellow chicken on the ground. This kid didn't listen to the old man, but he listened to me, and quickly put the thumping yellow chicken in his hand on the ground.Not to mention, it's really strange, the yellow chicken stopped flopping when it landed on the ground, and just stayed there obediently, motionless.

The corner of the one-eyed old man's mouth turned up again, he glanced at me, and said hoarsely, "You still know something!"

He picked up the yellowed teacup from the wooden table next to him, polished it with the lid, glanced at both of us, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

I pouted at He Yinyang, and reluctantly rolled up my trouser legs, revealing my thick red hair.

After seeing the red hair, the old man's one-eyed eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly lifted his butt from the wicker chair and stood up!
We both saw that his hand holding the tea cup trembled slightly, then he turned around and looked around the woods, his body trembling even more.

Snapped!
He turned around slowly and slammed the teacup on the wooden table so hard that even the water in the cup overflowed and spilled everywhere!

His face was cloudy and uncertain, his snow-white eyebrows were frowned, he looked at us and said in a deep voice: "You guys go, I can't do this!"

We both froze for a moment, we didn't know what the old man was singing, and he let us go before we both spoke!
I thought to myself, this is broken, if even the people appointed by Hall Master Hu can't help us, then what should we do?

"Old man, you..."

I also wanted to try to persuade him to help, but unexpectedly his expression changed suddenly, he slapped the table hard and said, "Get lost!"

"You!..." He Yinyang blushed and stood up from the chair, pointing at the old man so angry that he couldn't speak.

It was fine just now, but the old man turned his face when he said he would, without showing any mercy, not to mention He Yinyang, even I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed!
Repressing my temper, I opened my mouth and was about to speak, but was stopped by He Yinyang, "Brother Dong! Let's go! What's so great, isn't it just a broken man! We don't care too much!"

As he said that, he picked up the big yellow chicken from the ground, and pulled me to go outside.

"Wait!" The one-eyed old man picked up his teacup and sipped his saliva, "Leave the chicken before you go, remember! You two are here to visit the master, and if this matter succeeds, you must leave it to me!"

"Stay a fart!"

He Yinyang glared at him fiercely, and pulled me out the door. Before leaving, I looked back at the old man, and saw a cold smile suddenly appeared on the corner of the one-eyed old man's mouth, which made me feel goosebumps all over. pimple.

Walking in the old woods, with the big yellow chicken fluttering in his hand, He Yinyang kept cursing the one-eyed old man while walking, and even greeted the other party's eighth-generation ancestors.

It's not his fault, anyone who meets such a weird person can't help cursing, this old man is a bit unreasonable, anyway, we are here to visit you, even if you even ask for your help, you can't This attitude.

It's fine if you talk badly, but your attitude is really bad!He Yinyang just took the yellow chicken away!

Yellow chicken?

At this moment, I was suddenly stunned, and an inexplicable feeling was always lingering in my heart.The last sneer of the one-eyed old man is still in my mind.

I always feel that this is a bit strange, and I always feel a little uneasy in my heart. I can't tell where this feeling comes from. It seems that there is something we didn't think of, and a series of things are out of joint in the middle.

This inexplicable feeling made my mouth dry and uncomfortable, as if a stone was blocked in my heart, and I couldn't get up or down.

Where is the problem?

Just as the two of us were walking, the sky suddenly darkened, and a strong wind suddenly blew in the old forest, and a strange cry came from the depths of the forest... "Meow~~~!"

(End of this chapter)