The village director was not an economical person either. When he saw there was chicken to eat, he ate a big meal as he wished, and then left Xia's house to go back with a stinking belch.

Old Man Xia didn't like to talk, and he kept his eyebrows lowered and his eyes downcast with a cold expression.

Old Man Xia was used to smoking a hookah after meals. He didn't say anything to anyone after the meal. Even when the village director left, he didn't say hello. He just squatted at the door and smoked the hookah.

Zhong Kui was very curious about the hookah, and he watched the old man Xia intently while he was smoking.

Liu Wengen sent Zhong Hansheng away and then saw Zhong Kui staring at the hookah in a daze. He felt very funny, but he didn't laugh out loud, so he shouted: "Zhong Kui, let's go for a walk."

Old Man Xia's home is quite spacious for one person to live in. Except for a doghouse made of silk thatch in the corner of the large courtyard, there are no trees planted. It looks a bit empty. The main room is facing

The courtyard gate separates the east and west wing rooms.

After having a meal and taking a rest, Old Man Xia made some arrangements. He would sleep alone in the north room, and Zhong Kui and Liu Wengen would sleep in the south room.

It was unpleasant to think about two men sleeping together in the same room. Fortunately, they both covered themselves with a quilt. Liu Wengen reluctantly agreed. Zhong Kui was ignorant and didn't care about anything. He could say anything, as long as he had

Just have food to eat and a place to live.

Liu Wengen didn't know what the Minister of Armed Forces was thinking, why he settled them in Old Man Xia's house. He was such a single man and didn't like to talk. Wasn't he trying to leave people alone?

Liu Wengen was wandering around with random thoughts. When he saw the kennel, his heart trembled slightly. He was deeply afraid that the dog would run out and bite him and he would be in trouble. But what he didn't expect was that there was no dog in the kennel. He raised his eyes and looked around and thought: Dog.

This beast must be looking for a little lover! Besides, this is the time when dogs are in heat.

Liu Wengen's eyes moved away from the kennel and fell on Zhong Kui. He had another idea in his mind. This boy was in a daze and didn't know what happened in his hometown Menling Village. This time they came back from the city alone.

In addition to Chen Zhiqing knowing the main purpose of the operation, even the Minister of Armed Forces Zhong Hansheng believed that Liu Wengen just wanted to help Zhong Kui, who was found in the tomb, find his lost memory.

Liu Wengen invited Zhong Kui out for a walk simply because he wanted to show off his professional authority. Your bastard Zhong Kui is about the same age as me but has accomplished nothing. I will be the captain in two years.

After coming out, Liu Wengen spoke in an official tone and pointed at Zhong Kui: "This is the folk custom. It will be good for you to see more."

Zhong Kuijui stayed where he was, feeling that the man in front of him was making a fuss out of a molehill. He was not as good as Captain Chen at all. He always felt awkward when talking and so on.

Liu Wengen felt that Captain Chen was a waste of talent. Placing himself with an illiterate who couldn't read a lot of Chinese characters would simply lower his IQ and worth. Speechless, he felt that he had no place to go at the moment, so why not go there?

Go and have a look across the river.

After walking a few steps, the two of them looked up and saw a large area of ​​green rapeseed and leeks growing on this side of the river. Liu Wengen raised his wrist to see that it was still early, so he stepped onto the rope bridge and led the way.

This rope bridge was not as simple as imagined. When Liu Wengen stepped on it, it kept trembling and swaying. He was so frightened that he grabbed the chain of the rope bridge tightly and stabilized it a little.

The rope bridge swayed violently with every step he took, and Liu Wengen was so frightened that he did not dare to easily loosen his grip on the chain. But Zhong Kui, the bastard in his mouth, ran to him in two or three steps like a monkey.

Went to the other side.

"Hey! Don't run around." Liu Wengen looked at the rapid water flowing in the gap between the wooden boards under his feet and shouted anxiously to Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui ignored Liu Wengen's call. He was as graceful as a dragon returning to the sea, freely browsing the long-lost pastoral scenery. The golden rapeseed flowers and the green trees were all welcoming his return. Although it was far away from him

The direction he wanted to go was in the opposite direction, but he was actually stepping on the soil of his hometown, and he was very excited. This was the first time he had set foot on the ground and wandered in the embrace of nature after being reborn in the tomb.

When Liu Wengen panted and finally reached the other side where Zhong Kui arrived, his heart was still beating wildly. To be honest, he was afraid of water. He got seasick in a boat, which was more difficult than a woman carrying a baby.

Zhong Kui, who came first, sat dumbly under a protruding stone. Where his eyes were fixed, there were rows of square tombstones. This should be the concentration of Donghua Village cemeteries. Liu Wengen was afraid to look at them.

To these places where the dead are buried.

Zhong Kui seemed to be very interested in these tombstones. When Liu Wengen arrived at his side, he stood up from where he was. He looked at the tombstones one by one. His eyes were very serious, as if he was studying them carefully.

They were lined up there, like patients waiting for examination.

Seeing Zhong Kui's actions, Liu Wengen felt a chill go down his spine. He said in his heart: This bastard is worthy of coming from the tomb. Seeing the tomb is like seeing his own home. But there is still a hint of pride on his face.

He smiled bitterly even though he was crying, and shouted to Zhong Kui: "Zhong Kui, let's go back!"

Zhong Kui heard the shouts coming from behind, but he was too lazy to pay attention. He was pondering the font on the tombstone and looking carefully at the dead man lying in the tomb.

As dusk approached, Liu Wengen looked at the tombstones in the twilight, and the chill in his heart became stronger. Zhong Kui's figure in the distance became blurry in the twilight, just like a ghost wandering among the tombstones.

Walked towards him step by step.

Liu Wengen cursed the bastard in a low voice, but still did not dare to leave without permission. He had to continue to wear down his patience and wait until the bastard came over.

It's not that Liu Wengen had to wait for Zhong Kui to go back together, but the dangerous rope bridge made him afraid to walk alone. That's why he waited helplessly for him, and looked at the tombs one by one so that they could go back together.

Zhong Kui was as strong as when he came, and in just a few clicks, he completed the cable bridge, which was more difficult for Liu Wengen than climbing to the sky.

What a rickety rope bridge! Please don't shake it. Liu Wengen moved step by step cautiously, his heart beating wildly disobediently.

Zhong Kui, who was walking across the rope bridge, looked sideways at Liu Wengen, who was trembling with fear on the rope bridge, and remembered what his father once told him. People who dare not walk on the rope bridge are cowards and are timid in everything they do.

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Seeing Liu Wengen's face change color with fear, Zhong Kui had no choice but to stop moving forward and hold on to the swaying chain of the cable bridge with his hands, until the cable bridge became slightly more stable.

Liu Wengen did not express his gratitude to Zhong Kui for his help. He thought that the bastard was deliberately teasing him to make a fool of himself.

When the two returned to Old Man Xia's home, the house was quiet.

The door of the south room was open, but only the door of the north room was closed, and there was no light seeping out from the window. It seemed that Old Man Xia had taken a rest.
Chapter completed!