The man in the leather hat who led the way was the village chief. He said that this place was called "Chasu Village" and that there were a total of eighteen households.
The village was close to the border. During the war, the Black Lady had followed the Russians here and lived there.
She was the one who carved the Earthly Monument, but the village chief didn't know what it meant.
Everyone followed him and walked along the muddy road into the village.
On one side of the road was a river with a thick layer of ice. On the other side were houses of different heights. Some had cement walls, while others still had traces of brick. Regardless of the structure, the roofs were the same dark red.
"Didn't you say there were eighteen households?" Yu Wen muttered softly, "There are more than eighteen houses here, right?"
The village chief acted as if he didn't hear him. He wrapped his military coat tightly and walked forward.
"Hey, don't walk so fast. I'm asking you a question, brother!" Lao Yu didn't forget to add a "you" at a time like this.
The village chief was startled by his pat and finally stopped walking. He said vaguely, "There must have been more than eighteen households in the past. Some left and some died. Slowly, the number of people decreased."
He pointed at two houses, "Like this one and this one. It's obvious that no one lives here."
Lao Yu was about to nod when You Huo interjected indifferently, "I can't tell. I feel like no one lives in each house."
The village chief was stunned, "Why do you say that?"
You Huo said, "It's too quiet."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stopped in their tracks.
As soon as the messy footsteps stopped, the abnormal silence was highlighted.
It was really too quiet.
It was obviously early in the morning, but there was no sound of people talking, no clattering of pots and pans, no sound of doors opening and closing …
There was nothing at all.
Everyone had goosebumps and stared at the village chief.
The village chief was embarrassed with a trace of fear. He hesitated for a moment and sighed, "There are people living here, but … they don't dare to go out. They usually sleep as long as they can."
"Don't dare to go out? Why? "
The village chief carefully glanced into the distance.
Everyone looked over. On the other side of the river, there were a few short houses with different styles. They were gray and inconspicuous, and even the roofs were black, almost blending into the woods behind them.
The village chief seemed to be afraid of being heard by someone and whispered in an extremely low voice, "It's not safe at night. If you're staying here, remember, don't go out at night, and don't open the door if you hear anything. "
"What do you mean?" Everyone was scared and confused.
However, the village chief no longer dared to say anything. He hurriedly waved his hand and continued to lead the way.
Everyone was confused, but they didn't dare to ask.
·
"Holy shit."
On the way, Yu Wen suddenly cried out in alarm. He nudged You Huo and said, "Brother, look at that house."
You Huo looked over, and so did the others who heard it.
On the second floor of a certain house, someone was standing behind the curtains, quietly watching them.
"I caught a glimpse of a face by the window, it scared me to death!" Yu Wen said while touching his chest.
Soon after, they realized that there was more than one family doing this.
In several houses, there were people pulling open the curtains like this and quietly looking out.
The village chief said, "There are guests, and they are also very curious. It's just that they are too scared to come out easily. "
"Then they just stay in the house?" Yu Wen asked in surprise, "What if they're hungry? They don't eat or drink? "
"Every house here has a cellar, and there's food stored in the cellar. There's a ladder to go down." The village chief explained, "And it's not that they don't go out at all. In the afternoon or near evening, everyone will come out for some exercise. But they will all return to the house before dark. "
"Oh."
"Is it related to that Black Lady?" You Huo asked.
The village chief was silent for a moment, nodded, and said softly, "I heard that you're here to find her to do work?"
"Work? What work? "
Hearing this kind of thing related to purpose, everyone pricked up their ears.
"The dead come back to life!" The village chief was so scared that his face turned ashen. He lowered his voice and said faintly, "The Black Lady likes to deal with the dead, such as sewing people back together."
"…"
The village chief: "If someone in the family is missing, we'll find her to calculate whether or not they're dead, and where they died."
"…"
The village chief was very enthusiastic about scaring others, "Sometimes she even picks people up herself to do it."
Yu Wen was scared silly, "… What do you mean by picking people up?"
"For example, a few years ago …" The village chief pointed to the frozen river and said, "A girl floated over on this river, and the Black Lady dragged a big basket, so she cleaned it up and went back."
Floated? Cleaned it up?
This person was a genius at using words. Too much.
Several big men vomited, and Yu Yao's legs went soft.
You Huo, on the other hand, was expressionless and said, "Since she's doing the dead come back to life, what are you living people afraid of?"
The village chief held his hands and shook his head with a sad face, "You don't understand, sigh … You'll know after one night."
·
Soon, the village chief led them to the end of the frozen river and stepped on the thick ice to the other side.
The few dusty houses stood in front of them.
When they got closer, they realized that these houses were all made of stone, and the outer walls were uneven. Messy patterns were painted with white paint on the gray stone surface, and there were dried branches hanging at the door, padded with worn-out felt.
One of them was more special, and there was an old crystal ball on the windowsill, and some … white things that looked like finger bones.
Before they entered the house, they smelled a strong smell of incense, and it was so strong that it made them dizzy.
The village chief wished he could stay eight feet away from the house.
"This is where the Black Lady lives." He took a look and said, "What time is it now?"
Everyone took out their phones, but found that the time on their screens was 23: 13 in the evening, which was obviously not synchronized with here.
While they were still in a daze, a low voice sounded, "6: 55."
Everyone turned to look, and the one who spoke was Qin Jiu.
He waved his phone and said, "Not bad, it's a little more accurate than you guys."
Chen Bin was surprised, "This handsome guy is quite amazing! The season and time of each exam is different from reality, how can your phone be so synchronized? "
Qin Jiu put his phone back in his pocket and said lazily, "Maybe it's because I'm the invigilator."
Chen Bin said "Oh" while he was handling his bag.
Two seconds later, his hand slipped and his bag fell to the ground.
"Who are you???"
Qin Jiu ignored him, and took out a card from his pocket, and said to You Huo, "Does this count as me helping you?"
The card was the one You Huo had drawn before, [The Invigilator's Help].
You Huo looked at him expressionlessly, then took the card, turned it over, and directly pointed it at Qin Jiu's nose, "Please recognize all the words, extra help, do you know what extra means?"
Qin Jiu smiled faintly, "I don't know."
What a joke.
You Huo said with a straight face, "Go look it up in the dictionary."
The examinee didn't wear a watch, so asking the invigilator for the time, was that considered extra help? Of course not, it was like dragging the invigilator to the toilet, it was his job.
Of course, the card wasn't scrapped, Qin Jiu said half-heartedly, "What a pity", and put the card back in his pocket.
The village chief stood blankly for a while before coming back to his senses, and reminded everyone, "Black Lady wakes up at 7: 30 every morning, and she doesn't open the door before then. Let me show you where you live. "
·
Other than the one Black Lady lived in, there were a total of four empty rooms.
Each room was very small, and it was covered with old knitted blankets. There was only one bedroom, one bed, and it was decorated like a carriage roof.
The village chief said, "I'll have to trouble you to squeeze in."
The newcomers, Chen Bin and Leung Won-ho, naturally lived in one room. Yu Yao was a girl, and it wasn't convenient for her to share a room with others, so she had a separate room.
Yu Wen, Lao Yu, Mike, You Huo, and Qin Jiu were divided into two rooms.
You Huo thought for a while, and asked Qin Jiu, "Is there a small bungalow for you to invigilate here?"
Qin Jiu, "Thanks to you, I'm invigilating the entire exam, so there's no bungalow to stay in. We have to squeeze in this narrow, cramped, and dirty place. "
You Huo pretended not to hear, and said to the village chief with a straight face, "Do as you see fit."
Yu Wen said, "How about me, Lao Yu, and my brother squeeze in, we're all family!"
Mike glanced at Qin Jiu, and refused to comply.
Everyone was afraid of the invigilators, and after counting … You Huo was the only exception.
·
Two minutes later, everyone watched carefully as You Huo and Qin Jiu walked into one of the rooms.
Just as they were about to sit down, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the room.
[It's 7: 00 Beijing time, the exam officially begins.]
[The first exam, listening.]
[The original listening text will be played in 30 minutes, and each question will only be played twice. I hope the candidates will answer the questions seriously.]
[In addition, the candidates are prohibited from having improper relationships with the invigilators. Please re-assign the rooms.]
Everyone: "???"
You Huo: "…"
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