Shanhai Folklore Research Institute

Linwan Village is a small mountain village under Wu County in the west of the city. The traffic is blocked, and minibuses can’t get there directly. The two can only get off at the nearest station. Lin Mian clicks on the taxi app, but no one accepts the order for a long time. Looking around, it’s available Vehicles are zero.

In the end, I found a three-wheeled motorcycle and chug along the yellow mud road, riding in the black smoke and loess rising from the rear of the car.

The driver was a dark-skinned, middle-aged man. He was in a good mood after the business was done, and he kept chatting with them all the time.

When Lin Mian was in the minibus, he checked the general situation of Linwan Village on the Internet, but he didn’t know if it was too remote and unremarkable, so he didn’t find anything. He only found a general location on the map, so we can He said he didn't know anything about this village.

At this time, Gouwei had already taken the opportunity to catch Mo's master's words: "My brother and I are both natives of Sichuan City. It's not just that during the summer vacation, I have nothing to do. I want to take him around. Young people nowadays can't just focus on studying. It is also necessary to see more natural scenery, master, don’t you think?”

"Hey, isn't that right." The middle-aged man wiped his sweat with a towel around his neck, "But I didn't say that, the two bosses chose Linwan Village because they want to see the scenery, and I'm afraid they chose the wrong one!"

"How do you say it?" The wheels of the motorcycle bumped the pebbles, and Lin Mian hurriedly grabbed the handrail beside him.

The middle-aged driver suddenly lowered his voice when he heard this question, and said mysteriously: "The village is surrounded by mountains, in a mountain depression, and is very poor, and the people inside, no matter men, women, old or young, don't like to come out, they have their own food, clothing, housing and transportation. One set, don’t deal with outsiders, and we outsiders don’t want to go in.”

"why?"

"Because there are so many snakes." Seeing that the faces of the two of them turned pale instantly, the driver was worried that if they changed their minds temporarily and would not be able to make money, he hurriedly said, "It's not that scary, otherwise the villagers of Linwan Village Are they still alive? Besides, more snakes show people's original ecology."

Afterwards, the driver probably also realized that this topic should not be discussed in depth, otherwise it would be difficult for money, so he took the initiative to change the subject and began to introduce other surrounding villages.

The hook tail was rubbed so hard that he was drowsy. Lin Mian was a little nervous on his first mission, and his mind was not as relaxed as he was. A pair of deer eyes looked out through the window of the awning. At this time, there was a vibration in his pocket, and he took out his mobile phone. , prompting new information.

Wu Ting: Have you arrived at Linwan Village?

Lin Mian looked at the hooked tail on the other side who was sleeping soundly with his mouth wide open, and began typing to reply.

Paji: Not yet, on the motorcycle going there.

Wu Ting: On what?

Paji: It's a motorcycle, that kind of motor van with three wheels.

Lin Mian also posted an emoji of a car.

Dean Wu said that he couldn't imagine it. He was a little bit regretful. He knew that he should let Gouwei drive his car. In such a hot day, the little assistant was exposed to the sun. Whose fault is it?

Wu Ting felt guilty, and then the phone vibrated again.

Paji: Dean, how is the travel subsidy for our research institute calculated?Tender face flushed.jpg

Dean Wu looked at the little black cat with two lumps of red rouge on the screen and laughed dumbly. Will his little assistant suffer?

of course not!

Wu Ting: Meal supplement plus accommodation is [-] per day, transportation costs are not included.

Paji: OK.

Lin Mian had nothing to do, opened Alipay and counted the zeros behind the balance, squinting her eyes happily.

It was almost dark when the middle-aged driver took them to the entrance of Linwan Village. After collecting the fare, he rushed out like a small cannonball along the way he came, for fear that he would not be able to leave after staying for a while. .

Ha Lazi, who was wiping the corners of his mouth, looked up. A young man in uniform stood upright not far away. Seeing their eyes lit up, he greeted them with a standard salute: "It's Gouwei from the Shanhai Folklore Research Institute." Comrade Lin Mian? I am Zhang Qing from the Wu County Police Station."

Lin Mian was a little surprised, and Hook Wei lowered his voice to explain: "The signboard of the research institute is generally not disclosed to the public. It will be much more convenient to cooperate with the public office when going out on missions, and it will be easier to appease the public's emotions afterwards."

Lin Mian nodded, indicating that she understood.

Zhang Qing looks to be about the same age as Gouwei, four or five years older than Lin Mian. The thick eyebrows were twisted into a pimple, but he didn't say anything out of politeness.

Zhang Qing arrived at Linwan Village half a day earlier than the two of them, and had already found a place to live. He strode ahead to lead the way, followed closely by Lin Mian and Gouwei.

Lin Mian noticed that most of the houses here are stilted buildings built with sun-dried moso bamboo. This kind of building hangs high above the ground. The upper floor is ventilated and dry. From a point of view, the driver of the motorcycle didn't lie to them just now, and there may indeed be a lot of snakes in Linwan Village.

As the evening approached, smoke rose from the roofs of many houses. Occasionally, one or two villagers passing by were haggard and dazed, and their clothes were dirty, as if they hadn't been washed for a long time.

Seeing the surprise in Lin Mian's eyes, Zhang Qing explained: "Linwan Village has not rained for half a year, artificial rainfall has also failed, and the water level in the river has dropped sharply. Now people here rely on a spring at the end of the village to live. The water from the spring half a month ago has also started to shrink."

It hasn't rained for half a year? !

This time, not only Lin Mian, but also Gouwei was taken aback. Sichuan City has four distinct seasons, and the past month was a bit unnaturally hot, but the Meteorological Bureau soon adopted artificial rainfall measures.

If it weren't for the abnormality of Linwan Village captured by the satellite cloud image, they probably wouldn't know that this small village far away from the urban area has been in drought for so long!

Outsiders rarely come to Linwan Village, so there are no hotels or hotels. Zhang Qing found the largest stilted building in the village, which is the village chief's house.

Although he had already greeted them in advance, the old village head was not enthusiastic about them. He waved his hand and asked his wife to take the three of them into a room.

Linwan Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it was originally a beautiful place, but at this time Lin Mian stood on the stilted building and looked out. It was midsummer, but the grass was everywhere, the leaves were yellow and curled, and the dry riverbed was bare/exposed. In the air, there was a smell of mud.

"Brother Wei, can you smell the evil spirit here?" Lin Mian asked Hook Wei who was walking around in the room.

"Ah?" Gouwei looked over and asked in confusion, "Why do you think I can feel the evil spirit?"

???

This time it was Lin Mian's turn to be surprised: "Ah, so it can't be done? Last time I heard from the dean that Zhu Xi's evil spirit is very weak..."

Hook Wei immediately understood what he meant, he stroked his round chin: "How should I put it, most of the monsters, especially the powerful ones hidden among humans, can restrain their aura.

If it is felt, either the other party did it on purpose, or is too weak. Of course, this is for me, an ancient like the dean... Cough, such a character is powerful, and ordinary monsters can't hide it even if they restrain their breath It was only a matter of time before he was discovered. "

So the dean is so powerful?

Lin Mian reached out and touched the phone in his trouser pocket. The WeChat chat history stayed on his previous reply to the business trip subsidy. Wu Ting never sent a message after that, and he didn't know whether the mermaid's troubles went well or not.

The two had a conversation in the room, and Zhang Qing told them to go over for dinner. The village head's wife threw a few cooked sweet potatoes on the table with a straight face, and hurried out.

Lin Mian and Gouwei looked at each other, Zhang Qing was also a little surprised, the village chief was also absent, no one knew where he went.

Lin Mian looked into the distance, and found that villagers kept coming out of other stilted buildings, rushing in all directions towards a designated direction, and the village chief's wife quickly joined them.

"What are they doing?" Lin Mian asked.

"Let's go and have a look." Zhang Qing was very courageous, and took the lead to follow.

The author has something to say:

There is one thing to say, the welfare of the research institute is really good!

The following is the quiz time without prizes. What is the monster that can cause drought in this unit?

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