Fantasy Farm

It was already dark when Lu Qingjiu got off the train. He wanted to take a taxi with his heavy luggage, but the taxi drivers all refused when they heard the places he wanted to go.

"Shuifu is too far away, I don't want to go." The taxi driver looked Lu Qingjiu up and down, with a little more vigilance in his eyes.

Lu Qingjiu was sized up inexplicably, he said: "Master, don't you want to pay more?"

The driver hesitated for a moment: "Did you come back from another place?"

Lu Qingjiu nodded: "That's right, I came back from City A." He said and pointed to the suitcase next to him.

The driver saw Lu Qingjiu's suitcase, gritted his teeth and said, "How much do you add?"

Lu Qingjiu calculated the distance and said, "Two hundred lines?"

The driver then let go: "Okay, you come up."

Lu Qingjiu felt relieved, quickly put his luggage into the trunk, and sat in the co-pilot's seat.

At this moment, it was early morning, and the streets were empty, only a few taxis drove in a hurry occasionally, and the weather was still a bit cold in the early spring, Lu Qingjiu, who was wearing short sleeves, rubbed his cold arms.

This place is far away from City A. It belongs to the outer suburbs of the province. The economic development is far from that of City A. Most of the surrounding buildings are relatively low buildings, giving off an old-fashioned atmosphere.

The driver drove forward, asking some questions, and Lu Qingjiu answered one by one, and only then did he know the reason why the driver didn't want to go to Shuifu.

Shuifu is a relatively remote village, still some distance away from their county seat. Two taxi drivers died there some time ago, and the murderer has not been found yet.Later, there were some rumors that the two drivers were not killed by people at all, but because they collided with dirty things, so the taxi drivers in this area don't like to go there, especially in this dark night...

If it weren't for the 200 yuan added by Lu Qingjiu, he would really have to stay in the county town for one night today.

"What are you doing back from City A?" The driver looked ahead and chatted with Lu Qingjiu, "Is my hometown here?"

Lu Qingjiu said: "Yeah, it didn't go well outside, so I simply resigned, thinking that I still have a few fields at home."

The driver said: "How can this backcountry be so fun, young man, I don't think you can stay here any longer."

Lu Qingjiu just smiled when he heard the words, and didn't respond.He came back this time after deliberation, not a momentary act.

The car drove all the way forward, driving through the narrow country roads, and the surrounding environment became more and more remote. At the end, there was no light around, and only endless night was left.

Lu Qingjiu sat on the train for a whole day, and after chatting with the driver for a while, he became a little sleepy. Just when he was about to fall asleep, the driver suddenly braked suddenly.

Lu Qingjiu woke up suddenly, and asked suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

"You... can you see that thing in front of you..." At this moment, the driver's face was terribly ugly, his eyes were wide open, his whole body was still trembling slightly, and he looked like he might faint at any time.

"What?" Lu Qingjiu was taken aback, and looked forward. When he saw clearly what was in front of the vehicle, he also showed the same expression as the driver.

I saw a white thing floating on the narrow mountain road. Because of the distance, I couldn't see it clearly, but I could vaguely see that it should be a person...

"What the hell is this?" The driver's tone seemed like he was about to cry. If it weren't for the fact that the place is too narrow to back up, he would probably turn around and run away immediately.

Lu Qingjiu: "..."

"Ahhh, that thing is floating over!" The driver grabbed Lu Qingjiu's arm in shock.

Lu Qingjiu: "Calm down, there are no ghosts in this world!" Just as he finished speaking, the driver beside him screamed again, saying: "That thing is approaching us!!"

Lu Qingjiu looked forward, and found that the white figure was actually approaching them, and the driver next to him was screaming like he was killing a pig. It really had the atmosphere of a horror movie.

"That seems to be a person!" But as Bai Ying approached, Lu Qingjiu could see clearly that the person in white was indeed a person. Although his appearance was not clear, it shouldn't be something strange.

"It's a person." Lu Qingjiu felt that his arm was about to be grabbed by the driver, and hissed, "Master, don't grab me, that's really a person."

"Human?" The driver seemed calmer.

The figure slowly walked in front of them. With the help of the headlights, Lu Qingjiu finally saw Bai Ying's appearance clearly. It was actually a man in white clothes. He looked very handsome with no expression on his face. He stopped in the taxi Next to the co-pilot's seat.

"Sir?" After confirming that it was a human being and not some strange dirty thing, Lu Qingjiu felt relieved, he rolled down the window of the car, revealing half of his face, and said, "It's so late and this place is so remote, what are you doing?" What's the matter?"

The man glanced at Lu Qingjiu, then at the shivering taxi driver beside Lu Qingjiu, smiled slightly, and said, "It's okay, I can't sleep at night, so I went out to find something to eat."

Lu Qingjiu thought to himself what kind of food you can find in this wilderness at this late hour, but there are weird people everywhere, and he is not good at commenting on their hobbies, so he smiled politely: "Really, then you pay attention Safety."

Hearing this, the man suddenly stretched out his hand and patted the taxi door, then turned and left, his figure gradually disappearing into the dark night.

It wasn't until he disappeared that the driver on Lu Qingjiu's left turned on the ignition again and continued to drive towards the destination.It's just that he was probably so frightened that he hardly spoke for the rest of the journey.

Lu Qingjiu didn't take this episode to heart, he thanked the driver after getting out of the car, took out 200 yuan from his wallet and handed it to the driver.

The driver took the money without saying a word, and drove away with the appearance of being chased by a ghost. It seemed that he would not receive another order from Shuifu Village for a long time.

Seeing him fleeing in despair, Lu Qingjiu laughed dumbfounded.

It was the darkest time of day, the surrounding buildings were hidden in the darkness, and only the quiet chirping of insects could be heard. Lu Qingjiu dragged his luggage and walked towards the location of his old house by relying on his memory.He hasn't been back for three years, and the last time he attended his grandma's funeral.Afterwards, the old house fell into disrepair, and I don't know what it looked like at this time.

The surrounding buildings changed slightly, but the general direction was still correct. After walking for more than 20 minutes, Lu Qingjiu finally found his goal.

The old house was as deserted as he expected. There was a rusted lock on the red door. Lu Qingjiu took out the key, inserted it and twisted it several times before opening the lock. When he stretched out his hand and pushed the door, there was a large piece of wood. The dust fell, making him cough a few times involuntarily.

"I haven't been back for a long time." After murmuring in a low voice, Lu Qingjiu opened the door of the small building on the first floor and saw the furnishings in the room.

Because he said in advance that he would come back and asked the neighbors to help him pay the electricity bill, so there is still electricity available, Lu Qingjiu turned on the light and saw clearly the furnishings in the house.

Nothing changed much, it was almost the same as he remembered, except that all the furniture was covered with a thick layer of ash, Lu Qingjiu simply cleaned the bed, and thought about making do with it for the night.He was lying on the hard wooden bed, looking at the ceiling covered with cobwebs, thinking that he would spend more time cleaning the house tomorrow...

The nostrils were filled with stale smells, and Lu Qingjiu fell asleep.

The next day, Lu Qingjiu slept until after nine o'clock before waking up naturally.The bright sunlight was projected on his body through the window, he opened his eyes in a daze, and saw countless tiny dust filled in the light, he sat up, rubbed his eyes, and shook off the hazy drowsiness.

After Lu Qingjiu ate something casually, he began to tidy up the house.

I haven’t lived in it for a few years, and the house needs to be cleaned thoroughly. In the early years, Shuifu Village didn’t even have running water, and the villagers had to go to the mountains to pick it up. Fortunately, the government funded the water connection in the past two years, which saved a lot of trouble.

Lu Qingjiu found a broom covered with cobwebs in the corner of the room, and was about to roll up his sleeves to clean it up, but felt a tingling pain on his arm. He was a little puzzled, rolled up the sleeve of his left hand, and saw himself clearly After seeing the painful part of his left hand, he involuntarily sucked in a breath of cool air.

On his left arm, there were five purple-red circular marks, which were particularly eye-catching on his wheat-colored skin. When he touched it lightly with his hand, he felt a burst of burning pain.

"Where did you touch it?" Lu Qingjiu muttered, "Or was it crawled by insects?" He was a little confused, and after careful consideration, an incredible idea popped up in his mind.

It seems that the only one who touched his arm last night... was the taxi driver. Could it be that the driver was too scared, so he scratched his arm like this?

Lu Qingjiu gave a dry laugh, feeling that his idea was a bit ridiculous.

However, these few marks seemed to have no other effects other than pain. Lu Qingjiu looked at it for a while, then put down his sleeves and continued to clean the room. He still has a lot to do today.

"Dong dong dong." At about ten o'clock, Lu Qingjiu, who was sweeping the floor with his head down, heard a knock on the door. He walked to the door, opened it, and saw a familiar face behind the door.

"Little Jiu'er, you're back. Did you arrive last night?" The person who greeted Lu Qingjiu was a young man who was slightly shorter than Lu Qingjiu. He smiled, showing a playful canine tooth, "Why didn't you call me?"

Seeing the young man, Lu Qingjiu laughed too: "Xiao Xun, long time no see."

The person in front of him is Yin Xun, who was Lu Qingjiu's childhood playmate, but since Lu Qingjiu left Shuifu Village, the two haven't seen each other for a long time.

"I arrived too late last night, so I didn't tell you." Lu Qingjiu raised the broom in his hand.

"Oh." Yin Xun nodded, "Are you cleaning? I'll help you!"

Lu Qingjiu said: "Have you finished your farm work?"

Yin Xun said, "It's almost done. The seedlings were planted yesterday, and they will be fertilized next month."

Lu Qingjiu smiled and said: "Okay, then I will trouble you."

Yin Xun rolled up his sleeves, picked up an old rag and began to help Lu Qingjiu clean up the furniture, chatting with Lu Qingjiu while doing things.

Although the two were childhood playmates, they may not have seen each other for a long time, and there are endless topics to talk about. Yin Xun still wonders why Lu Qingjiu resigned from the big city and came back here.

Lu Qingjiu said sincerely: "My boss told me that if you don't work hard, it's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. I thought about it and thought it would be good to go home and sell sweet potatoes, so I came back."

Yin Xun: "...Really or not."

Lu Qingjiu stared at his big eyes with eyelids: "Really."

Yin Xun: "..." He pretended to believe it.

The two did cleaning all morning, and the house was roughly cleaned up. Seeing that it was almost time, Yin Xun invited Lu Qingjiu to go to a small restaurant in the village for lunch, and Lu Qingjiu readily agreed.

Shuifu Village is a very small village, you can hear quarrels at the head of the village and the end of the village. There is no business in this village, so there are two small restaurants, one sells regular dishes, and the other sells rice noodles of various flavors.

"You just came back, what do you want to eat? I treat you!" Yin Xun grinned.

"Let's eat rice noodles." Lu Qingjiu also ate the rice noodles from that store when he was a child, and it tasted very good. Now that he thinks about it, he feels nostalgic.

"Okay, let's go." Yin Xun took Lu Qingjiu towards the rice noodle shop.

The owner of the rice noodle shop saw Yin Xun saying hello, and saw Lu Qingjiu standing next to him. After looking him up and down, he asked a little uncertainly: "Is this the little grandson of the Lu family? It's grown so big!"

Lu Qingjiu smiled and nodded.

"Uncle She, I want two beef noodles and more spicy peppers." Yin Xun said, "Add a handful of leeks for me, and do you want sake?"

"Okay." Lu Qingjiu also ate leeks.

The boss sighed, then turned around and went into the house to cook rice noodles.

Lu Qingjiu observed this small shop. This shop is not big, and the tables are placed on the ground outside. Although the furnishings are old, they are very clean and don't look messy.When Lu Qingjiu withdrew his gaze, he saw something flashing past under the table. This thing was so fast that Lu Qingjiu could barely recognize the red skin, which seemed to be some kind of insect.

"What are you looking at?" Yin Xun asked.

"It seems to be a bug." Lu Qingjiu replied.

"Insects?" Yin Xun said, "Yes, this spring is here, and there are more and more insects. I will go home to get you some herbs later. You can take them home and order them...you slept there last night. Didn't get bitten?"

Lu Qingjiu shook his head: "No."

Yin Xun blinked his eyes when he heard this, and rolled up his trouser legs. He saw three or five red bumps on his legs that were very eye-catching. Yin Xun said: "Nong, I was just walking outside for a while last night, and I was stung on the leg. bag."

Lu Qingjiu thought for a while: "Maybe it's my luck?"

Yin Xun grinned, the playful canine tooth on his lips was extremely cute: "Maybe."

The two were chatting, and the boss brought up the cooked rice noodles, exuding a strong aroma.

Lu Qingjiu picked up the chopsticks, tasted the first bite and exclaimed: "It still tastes like when I was a child." The rice noodles did not add edible glue, so it tasted soft and elastic, and absorbed the taste of bone broth. The taste was rich and delicious. The seasoning is very simple, and a handful of fried charred peppers and green chives are sprinkled on top.The leeks are very fragrant after being boiled in the broth, which just offsets the greasy feeling of the bone broth.

The two of them were already a little hungry, and they stopped talking as soon as the food came, only the sound of eating rice noodles remained. After Lu Qingjiu finished the bowl of rice noodles and drank a few mouthfuls of soup, he let out a long sigh of satisfaction.

"I'm so full." Yin Xun hiccupped and patted his stomach contentedly.

"Delicious." Lu Qingjiu was quite satisfied, he wiped his mouth, and said casually: "By the way, when I arrived here yesterday, I took a taxi, and the taxi driver said that two taxis died here. Driver?"

"Oh, you said this." Yin Xun said, "Yes, there are no two, but it's not the driver but the passenger."

Lu Qingjiu: "..."

Yin Xun didn't notice that there was something wrong with Lu Qingjiu's expression, he just said as if gossiping: "But it's not necessarily dead, the bodies haven't been found yet, only their luggage was found."

"Aren't you from Shuifu Village?" Lu Qingjiu asked.

"No." Yin Xun said, "It's from another village, just passing through Shuifu Village... What are you asking for?"

Lu Qingjiu said: "Oh, I just heard a little bit from others."

Yin Xun didn't take it seriously: "The law and order in our Shuifu Village is quite good, there is not even a petty theft, much better than other places."

While talking, the two returned to the house. The cleaning was only half done, and they had to continue.

At the end of the day, the old house finally looked like it could be lived in by one person, but the yard needed more time to take care of it.

The old house is actually quite big, and the backyard is almost a small villa, but because it has not lived in it all year round, there are relatively few rooms that can live in, and many roofs and walls need to be reinforced.

There is still a well in the backyard of the old house. Lu Qingjiu went to look at the mouth of the well in the evening, and found that there was still water in the well, and it seemed that it could still be used, but the rope for fetching water was old and had to be replaced.

"I still remember that when I was a child, I often used this water to freeze watermelons." Yin Xun sat on the edge of the well, looked inside with his head propped up, "What are you going to do when you come back this time? Are you farming?"

"Raise some animals and grow some fields." Lu Qingjiu said, "I still have some savings, and when the time comes, I will repair the livestock shed next to me..."

Almost every household in this village raises some animals, such as chickens are always on hand, and if the conditions are good, they will raise a few more pigs or cows.

"Okay." Yin Xun said, "I'll talk to the carpenter tomorrow and let him come to your house to fix the shed. What do you want to buy? There will be a market in the town in a few days, and we can go and have a look together."

"Okay, thank you." Lu Qingjiu said gratefully.

"You're welcome." Yin Xun waved his hand, and said indifferently, "Why are you talking about this relationship between the two of us? It's getting late, so I'll go back first."

"Okay." Lu Qingjiu said, "Be careful."

Yin Xun turned around and left the courtyard door, Lu Qingjiu saw him go far away before returning to his old house.

Although there was a TV in the old house, the signal was not turned on, so Lu Qingjiu had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and climb into bed, and click on the APP to watch the news.

He looked at it for a while, but suddenly remembered something, pointed to the search bar, and entered a few words in the search bar: Shuifu Village Taxi Passenger Missing.After a while, the search results popped up. Lu Qingjiu browsed through the news roughly, and found that the news was similar to what Yin Xun said, but the details were more detailed.Basically, some people disappeared suddenly, their family members called the police, and finally found their lost luggage near Shuifu Village. After investigation by the police, it was found that these people had all boarded a taxi...

Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu put down the phone, rolled up the sleeve of his left arm, and five purple dots were clearly visible on the skin covered by the sleeve.

Lu Qingjiu stretched out his hand to touch it, hissed lightly in his mouth, the red spot still hurts badly.At this moment, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the taxi driver last night, but fortunately, he left the taxi safely without any accident.

As Lu Qingjiu thought about it, drowsiness came to him. After a busy day, he was also a little tired. He closed his eyes and fell asleep in almost a moment.

He didn’t even dare to think about this kind of sleep quality when he was at work. After all, their company requires employees to turn on their phones 24 hours a day, especially for a planner like him, who has to be called to the company anytime there is a problem with the project. Although the salary is high enough, but People are also exhausted.

Lu Qingjiu originally thought that he would sleep until dawn, but around midnight, he heard a very subtle noise.

It sounded like something was scratching on the tiles above his head, making Lu Qingjiu's head crack and crack.

Lu Qingjiu was woken up from his sleep by this noise, opened his sleepy eyes and saw a faint light above his head, this light made Lu Qingjiu stunned, he didn't turn his mind for a while, after a while, he suddenly Suddenly realized something, his eyes widened in an instant—the tiles on the roof of the house were lifted by something, and the bright moonlight sprinkled from the top of his head on the quilt, like a hot mark.

"Crack, click." The voice above his head sounded again. Lu Qingjiu's first reaction was that wild cats and other creatures ran to the roof of the building, but when this thought came to his mind, a round Lu Qingjiu saw the round object clearly, it was a red eye, the pupil was dilated, and the white nictitating membrane slid across the eyeball, leaving a wet liquid on it. , Lu Qingjiu recognized that this was the eye of a reptile.