Chapter 13 013: Rainy Night
It is raining heavily outside, the sky and the earth are almost connected in a line, and there are lightning and thunder accompaniments from time to time.
Not long after Qishan put on his clothes and fell asleep, he was awakened by a loud knock on the door. He opened his eyes and stood up, straightened his clothes, and was about to put on his clogs and open the door when Shen Tang opened the door before him.
The visitor was wearing a bamboo hat and a coir raincoat, with an anxious look on his face -
It was the village leader of Qianjia Village.
Shen Tang turned sideways and invited people into the room.
"It's raining heavily outside, so my father-in-law came first to speak."
Muramasa waved his hand and declined: "No, it can't be done."
Qi Shan stepped forward: "Seeing that my father-in-law looked anxious, But something happened? "
" Have you two gentlemen seen Ayan? "It was windy and rainy outside, and Muramasa's face was wet with rainwater, which was dripping down. He didn't bother to wipe it with his hands, and his voice was a little trembling, "Then The child... just disappeared without looking at it!”
Shen Tang asked doubtfully: "Who is A Yan?"
"It's the child who played with Xiao Langjun earlier."
As soon as he said this, Shen Tang knew who it was.
It turned out to be the kid who looked stupid and silly.
His name was "Ayan".
Shen Tang looked at the situation outside the house and shook his head: "We have been in the house and haven't seen him. When did he disappear?"
Muramasa: "Just now, a quarter of an hour at most."
Hearing this, Shen Tang's expression darkened visibly.
A quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes.
The rain outside the house was so strong that even the coir raincoats and bamboo hats could not stop it. The wind was howling, the rain was pouring, and the howling of wild beasts could be vaguely heard from the mountains, which was so captivating. If a child goes missing in this kind of weather, is it likely that he was snatched away by a jackal, tiger or leopard that wandered into the village?
This is what Muramasa is most worried about.
He said: "It would be fine if the naughty ones ran out to play, but they would be picked up by the big insects coming down the mountain..."
In the past few years, there have been droughts, little harvest, heavy taxes, and wars everywhere. The life of the villagers is not good, and the beasts in the mountains are also not living well, and they often go down the mountain to look for food. It's okay to just take away the livestock raised by the villagers, but I'm afraid that the children will be taken away.
Similar tragedies have occurred three times in the past two years.
Qi Shan took the bamboo hat hanging on the wall, put it on his head, tied the rope, and said: "Don't worry, old man, I will also help you search, and you will always find the child. Think of the best. , maybe the child was taken back by Zhuangzi's servants..."
Muramasa sighed.
He also hoped that everything was just a false alarm, as Qi Shan said, and that the child was not missing or snatched away by a big insect but was taken back, but he knew that this possibility was slim. Ayan is not taken seriously, and the quality of life in Zhuangzi is just starving to death.
Half a month ago, I was taken back after staying in the village for four or five days - this was the result of a deliberate reminder from the villagers of Qianjia Village when they met an old woman. The weather is so bad tonight, let alone expect them to pick people up in the rain.
Shen Tang said: "I will also help you find it."
Qi Shan glanced at it and said: "You just forget it and don't look at the weather outside? In case someone doesn't find you, you will be given away. Lost.”
Muramasa was grateful for Qishan's help, but did not approve of Shen Tang's going out - this young man was still childish. He was eleven or twelve years old, and was still thin. He looked only five or six years older than Ayan.
"These worries are unnecessary. How could I lose it? No matter how bad it is, it is better than letting the villagers look for someone in the dark." Shen Tang borrowed a coir raincoat and bamboo hat from Muramasa, and Muramasa gave it to her worriedly. A hatchet for chopping wood can hold up if you are unlucky enough to encounter a big insect.
“Ayan!”
The heavy rain made the land muddy.
Although Shen Tang has good eyesight, he still steps into puddles from time to time. Mud and water splash when he walks, making the hem of his clothes dirty. For a quarter of an hour, she searched the fields near Qianjia Village but could not find Ayan. The other villagers also had no harvest.
The longer time goes by, the less confident everyone becomes.
Qi Shan asked Muramasa where Zhuangzi was, and he planned to go to Zhuangzi to ask - although the possibility of being picked up was unlikely, but what if?
Shen Tang volunteered: "I'll go too." Muramasa sighed: "Then I'll trouble you two to make a trip."
The villagers of Qianjia Village Then I searched closer to the mountains. The same was true for the child who had been taken away by the big insect before. After searching all night, I couldn't find it. Finally, I found intestines, minced meat and bones dragged out in the grass at the foot of the mountain.
"Yan Ling is so magical, why doesn't it have a rainproof function?"
Although she was wearing a raincoat and hat, Shen Tang still got soaked in the rain. The feeling of the cold clothes sticking to her skin made her extremely uncomfortable. If the night wind blows into the gaps in the coir raincoat, it will cause goose bumps.
Qi Shan said: "Maybe there is."
Who allowed so many Yanlings?
Let’s talk again——
"Even if there is one, not all speech spirits can learn it. If we hope that there is such a speech spirit in the world, it is better to wear more rain gear."
Shen Tang trotted to keep up with his footsteps, regardless of the weight of his steps. It will splash sewage, but it’s already dirty anyway. , no matter how much I pay attention to it, the same: "Is there any lighting object that will not get wet by rain? It is also convenient for marching in heavy rain and walking at night..."
Prayer: "..."
Zhuangzi is not very far from Qianjiacun.
The two walked along the muddy path, one foot deep and one foot shallow, for two quarters of an hour before they found it. It was a courtyard surrounded by low walls, and the white walls of Daiwa could be vaguely seen. The courtyard was pitch dark with no light, and from a distance it looked like a huddled black shadow of a beast.
Shen Tang stepped forward, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Dong dong dong——
At this time, a bolt of thunder and lightning jumped in the clouds, illuminating half of the sky, followed by deafening thunder.
She was worried that she wouldn't be heard inside, so she changed from knocking on the door with her fingers to making a fist to knock on the door, and gradually increased her force - bang bang bang!
Just when she thought there was no one in the house, she vaguely heard a man answering impatiently: "Who is knocking on the door?"
After a while, the door opened.
The middle-aged man who opened the door was wearing a short brown robe and a turban. He seemed dissatisfied with someone disturbing someone's dream in the middle of the night. He glanced at Shen Tang and Qishan with an unkind expression. Seeing that one is tall and the other is short, both of them are relatively young, and their expressions seem to be slightly relaxed and a little more kind.
"Who are you two?"
Shen Tang replied: "We are travelers staying in Qianjia Village. I heard from the village leader that the child named Ayan is from your village. Bai I was playing in the village and didn't go back. Not long ago See you. Muramasa is worried that a big insect has taken him away and is looking for him everywhere.”
After hearing Shen Tang’s words, the middle-aged man’s expression softened a lot: “Oh, Ayan has been brought back, please.” Bit worried.”
Got it back? ? ?
Shen Tang frowned slightly.
Use the bamboo hat to cover up and restore the normal color.
At this time, Qi Shan crossed his hands and saluted the man, and said with a gentle expression: "The young man in the house is fine, so I can rest assured. It's just that it's dark now, the road is narrow, and the wind and rain are heavy. Can you please let me and my brothers take shelter from the rain temporarily?"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment.
But he still turned sideways to let Shen Tang and Shen Tang in, and said: "You two are also running in the rain for the sake of your children. You are just taking shelter from the rain, so of course you can. It's just that it's too late now. Everyone in the house has gone to bed, so we can't entertain you. I hope you’ll forgive me.”
Qi Shan: “It’s natural, just have a roof to shelter from the rain.”
The two followed the middle-aged man into the small courtyard.
There are several trees planted in the courtyard, and hemp ropes for drying clothes are tied between the tree trunks. There are clothes hanging on the hemp ropes - seven or eight for adults, and one that has been washed, turned white, and is patched. children's clothing.
Shen Tang glanced out of the corner of his eye and looked away without trace.
Wow, I recommended it on the splash screen today, and my collection has increased a bit.
I don’t know if there are any new readers at the moment, hehe (#^.^#)
(End of this chapter)